Akanda Announces Changes to Board of Directors and Postponement of Annual General Meeting

Akanda Corp. ("Akanda" or the "Company") today announced certain changes to its board of directors (the "Board") and the postponement of its annual general meeting of shareholders, originally scheduled to take place on June 24, 2022 (the "Meeting").

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Tej Virk, CEO of Akanda, addresses the Portugal Medical Cannabis (PTMC) Conference, June 2022 (Photo: Business Wire)

Effective immediately, the Board has been reconstituted, by shareholder resolution, to consist of Tej Virk, Harvinder Singh, Mohsen Rahimi, Jatinder Dhaliwal and Katharyn Field.

As a result of these recent changes to the Board, the Company has decided to postpone the Meeting for a short period of time in order to provide shareholders with sufficient time to consider the members of the reconstituted Board, each of whom is expected to stand for re-election at the Meeting once convened. The Company intends to provide a further update regarding the revised Meeting once a new date has been determined.

“I am dedicated to leading Akanda as we continue building our unique seed-to-patient platform to serve the rapidly growing cannabis markets in the EMEA region,” said Tej Virk, Akanda’s CEO. “Akanda’s overall focus of delivering the highest quality medical cannabis products through direct and partnered distribution for ease of access will remain unwavering, even as we fine-tune our strategy and increase the focus on compelling near-term opportunities. I look forward to working with our new board members to propel Akanda into the future and create shareholder value. As a result, we are well-positioned to reach profitability in a timely manner and focus on the EMEA markets as they edge toward recreational legalization.”

About Akanda Corp.

Akanda is an international medical cannabis and wellness platform company seeking to help people lead better lives through improved access to high quality and affordable products. Akanda’s portfolio includes Bophelo Bioscience & Wellness, a GACP qualified cultivation campus in the Kingdom of Lesotho in Southern Africa; Holigen, a Portugal-based cultivator, manufacturer and distributor with a prized EU GMP certified indoor grow facility; and CanMart, a UK-based fully licensed pharmaceutical importer and distributor which supplies pharmacies and clinics within the UK. The Company’s seed-to-patient supply chain also includes partnerships with Cellen Life Sciences’ Leva Clinic, one of the first fully digital pain clinics in the UK, and Cantourage, which operates a platform for bringing medical cannabis to Europe.

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