DJ HEXO Gets Sales License for Belleville Facility
By Chris Wack
HEXO Corp. said Monday it has received Health Canada's approval for the sale of dried and fresh cannabis, cannabis extracts, cannabis topicals and edible cannabis products for its cannabis manufacturing and processing facility in Belleville, Ontario.
The cannabis company said the updated licensing also encompasses the beverage production area dedicated to the Truss/HEXO division.
HEXO said the license allows it to increase its processing capability and achieve greater economies of scale.
The Belleville facility will act as the main development, processing and distribution facility for HEXO's cannabis products. Located along primary shipping routes in Ontario, the facility further delivers on HEXO's national expansion strategy and ensures necessary capacity for the manufacturing and distribution of advanced cannabis products to fulfil purchase orders across the country.
HEXO shares were up 11% to 70 cents in premarket trading Monday.
Write to Chris Wack at chris.wack@wsj.com
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DJ HEXO获得贝尔维尔设施销售许可证
克里斯·瓦克(Chris Wack)著
HEXO公司周一表示,该公司已获得加拿大卫生部的批准,可以为其位于安大略省贝尔维尔的大麻制造和加工厂销售干大麻和新鲜大麻、大麻提取物、大麻局部药物和食用大麻产品。
这家大麻公司表示,更新后的许可还包括专用于Truss/HEXO部门的饮料生产区域。
HEXO表示,许可证使其能够提高处理能力,实现更大的规模经济。
贝尔维尔工厂将作为HEXO大麻产品的主要开发、加工和分销设施。该设施位于安大略省的主要航运路线上,进一步实现了HEXO的国家扩张战略,并确保了先进大麻产品的制造和分销所需的能力,以履行全国各地的采购订单。
在周一的盘前交易中,HEXO的股价上涨了11%,至70美分。
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