TORONTO, July 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eve & Co Incorporated (the “Company” or “EVE”) (TSXV:EVE) is pleased to announce that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Natural MedCo Ltd., it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Government of British Columbia for the distribution of cannabis to the adult-use recreational market.

EVE intends to commence sales of recreational cannabis under its new “EVE” brand this October, a premiere recreational cannabis brand for women. Under this brand, consumers will be able to choose from several different strains of varying strengths to meet their desired effects.

“We are very excited to be partnering with the Government of British Columbia in connection with supplying the adult-use market. We feel our brand’s vision and ideals around female empowerment, leadership, and wellness will resonate strongly with people on the West Coast,” commented Melinda Rombouts, President and CEO of EVE.  

ABOUT EVE & CO INCORPORATED

EVE, through its wholly owned subsidiary Natural MedCo Ltd., is a licensed producer and seller of dried cannabis and cannabis plants under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (the ACMPR). Natural MedCo Ltd. is Canada’s first female founded licensed producer, and received its cultivation license from Health Canada in 2016 and its sales license from Health Canada in June 2018.

EVE is led by a team of agricultural experts and has a 220,000 sq. ft. scalable greenhouse production facility located in Middlesex County, Ontario with 32 acres of adjacent land for future expansion. EVE has broken ground on an additional 780,000 sq. ft. expansion, bringing EVE’s total anticipated greenhouse capacity to 1,000,000 sq. ft.