Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2019) - Leviathan Cannabis Group Inc. (CSE: EPIC) (the "Company" or "Leviathan") announces that Leviathan's wholly-owned subsidiary, Woodstock Biomed Inc., has initiated legal proceedings against The Corporation of the Town of Pelham. This litigation, filed through the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, follows Town Council's decision to deny the Company an exemption to its Interim Control By-law (4046), which placed a one-year moratorium on the building of new cannabis facilities and the expansion of existing operations. This moratorium could be extended by Town Council for another full year when it expires on October 15, 2019.
Leviathan asserts that this bylaw violates the Company's lawful right to develop its property located on 770 Foss Road in Fonthill, Ontario. The litigation follows an exhaustive process in which Leviathan worked cooperatively and transparently with town officials. In fact, the town's own Department of Community Planning & Development recommended to council that Leviathan's exemption application be approved (with modest conditions).
The decision by Leviathan's management team to initiate legal action is being done to protect the interests of loyal shareholders. The Company believes it has a strong case before the Ontario Superior Court.
Notice of Application may be found at:
http://leviathancannabis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Notice-of-Application-issued-Aug-29-2019.pdf
About Leviathan Cannabis
Leviathan plans on executing a series of strategic acquisitions that extend across all vertical markets in Canada and internationally, to support the Company's proprietary brand strategy. This global reach positions the Company to be a leading multi-jurisdictional medical and recreational cannabis enterprise - one that brings together the best cannabis products, brands and expertise from Canada and around the world. The Leviathan portfolio currently comprises Jekyll+Hyde Brand Builders Inc., a marketing services agency specializing in the cannabis sector, Leviathan US Inc., which intends to manufacture Cannabidiol ("CBD") isolate and other CBD products from its hemp processing facility in Smith County, Tennessee and Woodstock Biomed Inc., which is planning to retrofit a substantial greenhouse production facility in Pelham, Ontario, subject to the interim control by-law imposed by the Town of Pelham.
www.LeviathanCannabis.com
For more information, contact Martin J. Doane, CEO, Leviathan Cannabis Group Inc. at 416.903.6691 or Jayne Beckwith, Chief Communications Officer, Leviathan Cannabis Group Inc. at 416. 806.0591
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