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Sunniva Receives Confirmation of Readiness From Health Canada
Sunniva Receives Confirmation of Readiness From Health Canada.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nVANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NetworkWire – Sunniva Inc. (\"Sunniva\" or the “Company”) (CSE:SNN)(OTCQX:SNNVF), a North American provider of cannabis products and services, is pleased to announce a major milestone with the receipt from Health Canada of the Confirmation of Readiness (“COR”) for a License under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (“ACMPR”) for the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Sunniva Medical Inc. (“SMI”). This represents acceptance of our detailed application with the next step being an inspection upon site readiness in order to commence cultivation.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rendering of The Sunniva Canada Campus\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n The license and the expected completion of the Sunniva Canada Campus will position the Company as a significant supplier to the rapidly growing Canadian cannabis market.  Sunniva previously announced a take or pay supply agreement with Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy”). Under the terms of the initial two-year agreement, which includes the distribution of Sunniva branded products, Canopy will purchase approximately 45% of Sunniva’s annual production capacity; representing 45,000 kgs of dried cannabis annually, commencing Q1 2019 or shortly thereafter. The agreement is subject to SMI receiving its license from Health Canada and completing the Sunniva Canada Campus. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/012f0adb-01e8-462a-a0d2-d930ef675403 The Company is also pleased to announce that SMI has received development approval from the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen for construction of the Sunniva Canada Campus, which commenced at the beginning of May, on its previously announced purchased 126-acre site in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia.  Sunniva is currently finalizing the financing via bank and subordinate debt for the planned state-of-the-art 740,000 sq. ft. facility, designed to meet current Good Manufacturing Practice (“cGMP”) standards. The Company is now focused on building the facility according to the design submitted.  Sunniva is leveraging its experience from their flagship greenhouse facility in California, which i...