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Unlocking the Latin American Cannabis Opportunity February 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY VAST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN THE LATIN AMERICAN CANNABIS MARKET 1 o Demand 490 million people ; US$ 12.8 billion addressable market o Medicinal Cannabis is on the


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Unlocking the Latin American Cannabis Opportunity

February 2020

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

VAST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN THE LATIN AMERICAN CANNABIS MARKET1

  • Demand 490 million people; US$ 12.8 billion addressable market
  • Medicinal Cannabis is on the brink of regulation on all major Latin American sizeable jurisdictions
  • Opportunity: capture the pent-up demand

A STATE-OF THE-ART BUSINESS PLATFORM TO CAPTURE THIS OPPORTUNITY

  • Applying global knowledge to develop pharma-grade products based on cannabinoids
  • Building a top-of-mind, reputable brand in a market currently dominated by confusion and fragile brands
  • Leveraging economies of scale, cost and quality through end-to-end integration of the cannabis value chain

EXECUTING A THREE-PRONGED STRATEGY TO ENTER THE MARKETS IN LATIN AMERICA

  • Branding value proposition aimed at the middle market in each country
  • Developing own-branded product line with medicine, supplements and derma-cosmetics
  • Licensing of proprietary formulations to Big Generic Pharma players already present in the region

PROJECTED RESULTS: PHARMA-LIKE MARGINS + STARTUP GROWTH

  • > 50% EBITDA margin over US$ 100M revenue
  • 79% CAGR on revenues next 5 years
  • 1. Footnote goes here
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POTENTIAL VALUE OF THE CANNABIS BUSINESS IN LATIN AMERICA

VERDEMED PRIORITIZATION STRATEGY:

  • Country economic health
  • Population buying power
  • Medical Cannabis regulatory maturity
  • Total market size

MEXICO COLOMBIA PERU BRAZIL CHILE ARGENTINA

Priority Markets Future

POPULATION

490M

Population 130M Population 50M Population 30M Population 215M Population 20M Population 45M MEDICINAL RECREATIONAL

Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Mexico Peru Uruguay

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66% 33% 1%

TOTAL ADDRESSABLE MARKET IN 2028 = US$12.8B TOP 5 ADDRESSABLE MARKETS – VM TARGETS

Pharmaceutical / Medical

US$ 8.5B

Recreational

US$ 4.2B

Industrial Use

US$ 0.138B

Brazil Mexico Chile Argentina Columbia US$ 2.4B US$ 1.98B US$ 1.6B US$ 1.1B US$ 0.7B 2021 2022 2024 2023 2024

Pharmaceutical products expected launching date BRAZIL AT INFLECTION POINT ANVISA (Brazil’s FDA) Proposing Medical Cannabis regulation – process ongoing - Source: New Frontier; Prohibition Partners “LATAM Cannabis Report – Oct/18”.

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LATAM COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Mexico Peru

CURRENT FUTURE

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VERDEMED ASSETS AND BUSINESS AT A GLANCE

VM Care Platform for integrating patients, doctors and customers Drug Development & Research at TIPT (Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology) Cali - 3,000 sq. ft building extraction facility industrial extraction plant Regulatory Affairs & Q&A + Clinical Trials Leadership Pharmaceutical lab approved by ANVISA for importing and distributing pharmaceutical and cosmetic products Fully integrated licensed cannabis producer (grow/extract/export) CBD and THC Contract Pharmaceutical Manufacturer - R&D and Formulation Development A sales & marketing channel for VM products Owned 17ha of land - 70min from Cali Building 650,000 sqft greenhouses for

  • rganic cannabis outdoor growing –

60,000 kg / year Doctor’s network in place Founders MDs Neurosurgeons Over 2,000 patients treated with medical cannabis

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VERDEMED KEY MILESTONES & CATALYSTS

Achievements

Q1’21 Q4’20 Q2’20 Q1’20

Start sales of cannabis oil - complete 1st harvest cycle and oil extraction Fully licensed to grow, extract and export Scalable, low- cost production capacity

  • Cali 17ha land

facility

  • Growing +

extract full cost up to US$1,000/kg THC / CBD product

  • First revenue

visibility

  • Prices from

4,000 (bulk) to 50,000 (medicinal)

Q4’19

Upfront runner - acquired certified and licensed pharma laboratory Highly experienced management Management team with in-depth, proven branding experience and track-record in pharmaceuticals Complete partnership with private-label USA based producer

  • f CBD

VM Care eCommerce Platform 7-hectare greenhouse construction Final license to start plantation - complete agronomic evaluation Complete development

  • f CBD and

CBD/THC based products Inflection point of regulatory framework Upgrade Pharma Lab facilities to import VMs products

General

Partnerships with major Latina America Pharma Players Robust achievements, fostered by structured planning and high margins cannabis markets, lead investments of US$12.7M to date

  • raised US$6.7M in equity and debt, with the commitment of another US$6M equity at Round B and Pre-IPO raise
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VERDEMED VALUE CHAIN STRATEGY

GROW EXTRACT FORMULATE DISTRIBUTE RETAIL MEDICINAL / OTC PHARMACEUTICAL CBD COSMETICS EPIDIOLEX SATIVEX INSOMNIA

Major Pharma Partnership for Product Development, Clinical Trials, License & Distribution Major Pharma Partnership

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Verdimed Care e-Commerce Platform

BRANDING

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BUILDING THE MEDICAL CANNABIS BRAND OF CHOICE FOR LATAM

  • Fully integrated medicinal

Cannabis value chain

  • Canadian DNA to offer affordable

high-quality cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals to Latin America

  • Deep knowledge of Latin America

to develop strong and attractive brands for Latinos

VERDEMED AGRI VERDEMED CARE VERDEMED PHARMA

B2B – Bulk Oil and White Label Solution Provider

  • Genetic Selected Seeds
  • Organic Outdoor Growth
  • GMP Extraction Facility
  • Bulk Products
  • White Label Solution Provider
  • Pharma Grade Manufacturing

Generic Pharmaceutical

  • Formulation Development
  • APIs Sourcing / Pharma Grade

Manufacturing

  • Quality Control Pharma Lab (Brazil)

B2C – Branded Medicinal Cannabis

  • Own-branded product line
  • Medicine
  • Supplements
  • Derma-cosmetics
  • Platform & Community
  • E-commerce Platform
  • Patient / MD Centric
  • Self Education
  • Logistic Support Services

+

VA VP VC

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VERDEMED AGRI - OWNED EXTRACTION FACILITY

Existing Pilot Indoor Facility

  • 3,000 sq. ft extraction facility
  • Indoor growing and industrial extraction plant
  • 1,910 liters per year capacity – 3x expansion plan
  • Successfully extracted crude oil – pursuing GMP cert.

Fully Integrated Licensed Cannabis Producer (grow/extract)

VA

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VERDEMED AGRI - OWNED FLOWER PRODUCTION

CBD and THC

  • 17ha acquired in June 2019
  • City of D’Agua – 70min from Cali
  • Building 6ha greenhouses for organic cultivation + 1ha for
  • peration facility
  • Planned 60,000 Kg per year flower production capacity - 3x/4x

crops per year

  • 20 Registered Seeds (ICA) – 4 CBD and 16 THC
  • 10 under agronomic evaluation
  • Competitive cost advantages.

Fully Integrated Licensed Cannabis Producer (grow/extract)

D’Agua, Colombia - 70min from Cali

VA

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VERDEMED CARE – BRANDED MEDICINAL CANNABIS PRODUCTS

VC

Promote the access of the Latin American population to cannabinoid-based medicinal products developed and produced with pharmaceutical rigor, abiding by the laws of each country.

  • Medicine
  • Supplements
  • Derma-cosmetics
  • E-commerce Platform
  • Patient / MD Centric
  • Self Escalation
  • Logistic Support

Services Connect patients, health professionals and the interested community with trends and innovations in cannabis health through information, research, knowledge, education, products, monitoring and services.

Own-branded product line Platform & Community

OUR MISSION

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VERDEMED PHARMA - GENERIC / ME TOO PLATFORM

VP

CBD ORAL SOLUTION

Similar formulation and presentation

  • f Epidiolex - CBD

THC/CBD GEL CAPSULES / PILLS

Insomnia/sleep disorders clinical trials – a proprietary formulation

THC/CBD MOUTH SPRAY

Similar formulation and presentation of Sativex - Nabiximol

CBD GEL CAPSULES

Proprietary formulation for social anxiety / well being

After the completion of the first clinical trials in 2021, VM plans to offer products for other conditions such as cancer pain, chronic pain, and glaucoma. Over ten different indications for clinical trials for the next five to seven years.

CBD TOPICAL SOLUTION

For sore muscles and myofascial pain relief

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VERDEMED PROJECTED REVENUES AND EBITDA MARGIN

US$ Millions, % of Net Revenues

2.9 3.7 4.0 10.7 12.9 12.9 12.9

  • .4

2.5 13.4 16.8 19.2 20.2 1.9 11.5 22.2 27.0 30.1 31.9 34.2

4.8 15.6 28.7 51.1 59.7 63.9 67.3

11% 32% 40% 53% 54% 55% 56%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

  • 10.0

20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

VM Agro VM Pharma VM Care Gross Revenue EBITDA Margin (% of Net Revenues)

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VERDEMED PROJECTED CASH FLOW – ANNUAL AND CUMMULATED

US$ Millions

(6.6) (4.6) (4.4) 7.2 18.2 21.3 22.7 (6.6) (11.2) (15.6) (8.4) 9.8 31.1 53.7

(20.0) (10.0)

  • 10.0

20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Cash Flow Cumulative Cash Flow

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VERDEMED CAPITAL STRUCTURE & FUNDING

ROUND # SHARES US$ US$ PER SHARE ENTERPRISE VALUE

  • PRE-CASH -

COMMENTS Founders 10,000,000 $350,000 $0.035 $350,000 Subscribed by MDs and BODs Seed 2,400,000 $600,000 $0.25 $2,400,000 Subscribed by 10 Medical Doctors Faber Convert Invest. 10,145,455 $6,000,000 $0.59 $7,333,333 5 yr. Convert – no interest (to be converted pre-IPO)

Total Post Conversion 22,545,455 $6,950,000

Faber Equity Invest. 2,657,143 $3,000,000 $1.13 $25,454,545 First $3M tranche to Round B and C out of $6M Committed @ $1.13/sh

New Investors Round B 8,000,000 $12,000,000 $1.50 $37,803,896

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VERDEMED FUNDING AND USE OF PROCEEDS

SEED

FOUNDER

A

  • 100% pharma operation
  • Brazilian lab acquisition + upgrade
  • Drug development in Canada
  • OPEX all countries
  • 49% Colombia LP + option to 100%
  • 17ha land acquisition
  • Seeds import and registration process
  • Plantation preparation

ROUND 1 ROUND 2

B

  • Colombia revenue of $10M at run rate through 7ha plantation and associated

cannabis oil lines of production

  • Commercial sales of CBD and THC/CBD products in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru
  • Me too products registration licenses
  • Pharma Phase 2/3 – execution/completion/results
  • Dossier preparation of THC/CBD sleep caps
  • Greenfarma ownership increase to 60%
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VERDEMED LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT TEAM

Jose Bacellar

President & CEO

Jairo Koda

MD Verdemed Care e-Commerce

Fabio Lampugnani

Managing Director LATAM

  • Head of Business Development for

Canopy Latam

  • Interim COO at Canopy Health (UK)
  • Head of Business Development at

ACIC Pharmaceuticals (Canada)

  • CEO at Vetnil (Brazil)
  • CEO & President at Bombril S/A

(Brazil)

  • McKinsey & Co. Manager
  • Over 20 years of international

experience (Europe, USA, LATAM, Middle East and Northern Africa), in retail, turnaround and business model innovation

  • McKinsey & Co.
  • Over 18 years of experience

focused on IT, innovation, business model development, planning and entrepreneurship

  • Executive positions with Unilever

(CTO), SBT Group (CTO) and Bombril S/A (CIO)

Gustavo Buoro

Controller

  • Managing Partner at UPF

Consulting – Restructuring and Turnaround

  • General Counsel at Lojas Renner

S/A

  • Assistant Regional Counsel LatAm

at Syngenta

  • Legal Director at Syngenta (Brazil)
  • Senior Legal Counsel at Embraer

S/A

  • Legal Manager at Sterling

Commerce

  • Over 20 years of management,

finance and strategy consulting experience

  • CFO and Strategy planning for

large companies

  • FIA, Insper, Anhembi Morumbi,

Unifor, Saint Paul Business School and Instituto Albert Einstein Ensino e Pesquisa

Werner Buff

Head of Legal Affairs

  • Pharmacist from Universidad de Chile,

Master in Quality Control of Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Products

  • Senior executive in Latin American

Regulatory Subjects and Quality Control of pharmaceutical, medical devices, foods & cosmetic products, Quality assurance, Norms GMP, GLP, GDP, ISO9001

  • Previous executive positions
  • Canopy Growth Corp. (CGC)
  • GE
  • Clorox Company
  • Inpharma
  • Pfizer

Patricio Aguirre

Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance Director LATAM

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VERDEMED BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Yohanna Parra Garzón

Colombian Partners Leader

Richard Yates

Independent Board Member

Valnei Canutti, MD, MSc

Head of Medical Affairs

  • Colombian bacteriologist, with a Master Degree in

bioethics, and founder of Greenfarma in Cali, Colombia.

  • She has led several research projects and has

extensive experience in managing clinical research and regulatory affairs

  • As a board member of Verdemed, Yoanna is the

coordinator of medicinal cannabis expansion

  • Director for Latam and the Caribbean for Gilead Sciences.

Prior positions include Chief Scientific Officer & EVP of Biotoscana, and Business Development Senior Director of United Medical Ltda

  • He is currently the CEO of Pint-Pharma in Brazil
  • As a board member of Verdemed, Valnei leads medical

and regulatory affairs

  • Richard is an American lawyer from New York
  • Skilled in Capital Markets, Shareholder

Rights, Securities Actions, Corporate Legal Advice, Enterprise Risk Management, Business Transactions, and Due Diligence

  • As a board member of Verdemed, Richard

leads the compensation committee

  • David brings over 30 years of experience in investment banking

principally focused on equity financing and mergers and acquisitions

  • He is currently Managing Director, Industrial Alliance Securities and

serves as a member of the Investment Committee and the Human Resources Committee of OMERS AC.

  • He co-founded and was Chairman of Rio Verde Mineral and Westwind

Partners Inc., a successful investment boutique in Toronto

  • David holds a B. Comm. (Queen’s), M. Phil., International Affairs

(Cambridge) and an MBA (Harvard Business School).

David Beatty

Independent Board Member