NAPANEE, ON, Canada – VIVO Cannabis Inc. (TSX-V: VIVO, OTCQX: VVCIF) (“VIVO” or the “Company”) today officially revealed its new Cannabis 2.0. products set to come to market in the coming months across Canada. VIVO will focus on the vape, chocolates and concentrates categories leveraging VIVO’s premium adult-use cannabis brands including Canna Farms and Fireside.
“VIVO is committed to changing the way people view cannabis and to enhancing lives. I’m delighted with our Cannabis 2.0. offering. The range is robust and stretches across multiple new legal categories including vapes, chocolates, and concentrates that include kief, rosin, bubble hash, wax and shatter. Coupled with our commitment to quality and consistency in supply, I’m confident that our range of products will help to play a role in decreasing the size of the illicit footprint,” said VIVO’s CEO, Barry Fishman.
The range of new products includes Canna Farms BC Kief, Canna Farms BC Bubble Hash, Canna Farms BC Live Rosin, and Canna Farms BC Hash Rosin. “Our offering for traditional concentrates meets the demand for solvent free products that keep terpenes & flavour intact,” said Dan LaFlamme, President, Canna Farms Ltd.
Additionally, VIVO has partnered with a world class and award-winning Belgian chocolatier, Chocolatas, and together have created Fireside Edibles – Chocolates. “It is always a sweet day at Chocolatas and today it is especially exciting to launch our Fireside chocolates. The assortment includes five presentations including salted caramel, mint, milk and dark chocolate caramel and milk and dark chocolate solid,” said Veve Knaepen, Co-Founder, Chocolatas.
In addition, VIVO is set to launch Fireside vape kits and cartridges plus the new Fireside X sub-brand. Fireside X will be used for the Company’s wax and shatter products.
VIVO continually reviews and tests all inputs to ensure the highest quality standards are met for all of its products.
“VIVO recognizes the recent news and announcements about delaying the launch of vape products by certain provinces. VIVO is committed to working towards meeting the highest standards possible for our consumers – our consumer’s safety is at the heart of everything we do”, said Barry Fishman, CEO, VIVO Cannabis Inc. “Our ten-point quality control testing and assurance program process for vaped products helps to ensure that all of our hardware and raw materials are sourced from licensed, regulated, trusted and well-established suppliers. Our finished products are checked for potency, pesticides, heavy metals, molds, and other foreign contaminants. Our vape cartridges contain ONLY natural cannabis extract, and cannabis derived terpenes. Importantly, our vape oils do not contain Tocopheryl-acetate, are free from pesticides and contain no propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin or medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) oil,” said Mr. Fishman.
VIVO looks forward to introducing Canadian consumers to these exciting new products.
About VIVO Cannabis
VIVO, based in Napanee, Ontario, is recognized for trusted, high-quality products and services. It holds production and sales licences from Health Canada and operates world-class indoor cultivation facilities with proprietary plant-growing technology. VIVO has a collection of premium brands targeting unique customer segments, including Beacon Medical, FIRESIDE, Canna Farms and Lumina. In August 2018, VIVO acquired Canna Farms, a premium cannabis company based in Hope, British Columbia. Canna Farms was B.C.’s first Licensed Producer and has several years of craft cultivation experience and expertise, as well as a significant patient base and positive cash flow. The Company is significantly expanding its production capacity and pursuing partnership and product development opportunities domestically, as well as in select international markets, including Germany and Australia. VIVO also operates Harvest Medicine, a patient-centric and highly scalable network of specialty medical cannabis clinics as well as a free telemedicine service. VIVO has a healthy balance sheet and is well-positioned to accelerate its growth in Canada and internationally.
