Grapefruit USA, Inc. (OTCQB: GPFT) (“Grapefruit” or the “Company”), an innovative California-based cannabiotech company, announces today that its Notice of New Cannabis Product (“NNCP”), filed with Health Canada on Jan. 11, 2022, was approved by Health Canada on March 21, 2022, under NNCP ID No. NP-V2EHUWO907. As a result, Grapefruit is now authorized to sell its patented Hourglass™ Time Release THC+CBD infused Topical Delivery Cream to licensed retail outlets throughout Canada.

Health Canada is the department of the federal government of Canada responsible for national health policy. It approves and oversees the production of all cannabis products and is the licensing authority for all companies involved in the cannabis industry. Health Canada requires that all cannabis products meet federal regulatory requirements before they can be sold in Canada. Under Canada’s Federal Cannabis Regulatory scheme, Health Canada must be notified of a company’s intent to sell a cannabis product that has not previously been sold in the country. Approval of Grapefruit’s NNCP was a mandatory prerequisite to the launch of Grapefruit’s Hourglass technology-based products in Canada.

As a result of the Health Canada Hourglass™ NNCP approval, Grapefruit can sell Hourglass THC-infused products throughout both California and Canada, which have a combined population in excess of 75 million people.

Grapefruit believes its Hourglass™ THC/CBD delivery cream is a truly disruptive technology that will fundamentally change the way humans safely ingest THC, CBD and other cannabinoids to enjoy their unique holistic benefits without exposure to the dangers of smoking and/or orally ingesting THC, CBD and other cannabinoids. A simple application of Grapefruit’s Hourglass™ THC/CBD/cannabinoid cream is all that is needed for Hourglass users to obtain the full-body entourage effects and related benefits of THC, CBD and a wide array of other beneficial cannabinoids. The disruptive Hourglass technology enables users, for the first time, to effectively use a variety of cannabis products in a healthy fashion. Simply put, Hourglass-based products work without the health risks from smoking or orally ingesting THC and CBD.

Bradley J. Yourist, Grapefruit’s CEO and co-founder, commented, “Health Canada’s approval of our Hourglass™ THC/CBD/cannabinoid topical cream is an inflection point for us and establishes Grapefruit as one of the world’s leading multinational canna-biotechnology firms. The Company will continue to emphasize utilizing our proprietary Hourglass™ technology to maximize the benefits of cannabinoids for our consumers while minimizing any negative side effects. Only Grapefruit and its authorized agents may manufacture, distribute or retail Hourglass™ technology-based products in the California and Canada markets, and no other cannabis products in the world measure up to Hourglass™-based products. Sales of Hourglass-based products will commence in Canada as soon as possible. Furthermore, the Company will be announcing further details of its previously announced acquisition of Diagnostic Lab Corporation in the near future.”

To purchase Grapefruit’s groundbreaking CBD delivery relief cream outside of Canada, please visit: https://hourglassonlinestore.com/

To learn more about Grapefruit’s new sustained-release Hourglass™ THC + Cannabinoid Topical Delivery Cream, please watch this promotional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cU9MJMgH1w&feature=youtu.be 
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Grapefruit’s corporate headquarters is in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. Grapefruit holds California permits and licenses to both manufacture and distribute cannabis products in the Golden State. Grapefruit’s extraction laboratory and manufacturing and distribution facilities are located in the industry-recognized Coachillin’ Industrial Cultivation and Ancillary Canna-Business Park in Desert Hot Springs, located on the extension of North Canyon Road, approximately 14 miles north of downtown Palm Springs. To obtain further information on Grapefruit and its operations, please visit the Company’s website at https://grapefruitblvd.com/.

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