Nutritional High International Inc. (the “Company” or “Nutritional High”) (CSE:EAT) (OTCQB:SPLIF) (FRANKFURT:2NU) is pleased to announce it has received a Certificate of Occupancy from Deschutes County based on the successful inspection of its extraction facility in La Pine, Oregon (“Oregon Facility”), bringing the Company closer to receiving its recreational processing license (“License”) in Oregon. The Company previously announced the acquisition of the Oregon facility in March of 2017 and provided a progress update in February of 2018 (see press releases dated March 27, 2017 and February 15, 2018, respectively).
The receipt of the Certificate of Occupancy marks the completion of the local permitting process and paves the way for state-level inspections by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Liquor Control Commission (“OLCC”). Upon successful completion of the state-level inspections, the Company will be awarded the recreational License and commence operations in the state.
Jim Frazier, CEO of Nutritional High, commented, “We are pleased to be moving forward with the licensing process in our Oregon facility and look forward to commencing operations there in the near future. Oregon represents a key strategic market for us and we look forward to rolling out our product offerings and adding another state to our business ecosystem.”