Delta 9 Announces Appointment of Joanne Duhoux-Defehr to its Board of Directors

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WINNIPEG, Dec. 1, 2017 /CNW/ - DELTA 9 CANNABIS INC. (TSXV: NINE) ("Delta 9" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Joanne Duhoux-Defehr to the board of directors of Delta 9. 

Ms. Duhoux-Defehr is President of Triple D Developments Ltd., where she managed 1.5 million square feet of commercial and industrial buildings, including the building that houses Delta 9's production facility. Ms. Duhoux-Defehr earned a BA in Business Administration and a degree in Theology in the Netherlands, and a law degree from the University of San Francisco.

Ms. Duhoux-Defehr initially worked in the area of business litigation and intellectual property in the US as a member of the California bar. She currently sits on the board of several companies, and is a core founding member of the Delta 9 team. Ms. Duhoux-Defehr sat on the board of Delta 9 Bio-Tech Inc. (now a subsidiary of the Company) prior to its merger with SVT Capital Corp. (now the Company) in October this year, and now joins the board of Delta 9.

"We're very excited to officially welcome Joanne to the Delta 9 board, but in truth she has always been a key member of our team," said Delta 9 CEO John Arbuthnot. "Joanne was one of our early supporters, one of our first major investors, and has helped tremendously in the Company's growth through her deep knowledge of commercial real estate and legal issues."

Ms. Duhoux-Defehr, as President of Triple D Developments Ltd., was pivotal in negotiating and arranging for the development of the current Delta 9 production facility in Winnipeg, Mr. Arbuthnot added.

"Joanne's role in our Company's success thus far cannot be underestimated," said Mr. Arbuthnot. "But she remains equally important as Delta 9 moves into the next phase of our expansion."

Ms. Duhoux-Defehr says she is very pleased to join the board of Delta 9 given her long association with its founders, the father and son team of Delta 9 President Bill Arbuthnot and CEO John Arbuthnot.

"I am fascinated by disruptive industries, and there are few opportunities in anyone's life to take part in an entirely new industry that is being built from the ground up, so I feel very privileged to be part of the Delta 9 team," Ms. Duhoux-Defehr said. "But you don't just invest in an industry or a company; you invest in the people who operate that company. I have known Bill and John for many years now and I've been incredibly impressed with their work ethic, their innovative approach to this business, and their ability to make good use of capital." 

Ms. Duhoux-Defehr is the fifth member of the board of directors of Delta 9. She joins fellow directors John Arbuthnot, Anthony Jackson, and Nitin Kaushal, and board Chair Bill Arbuthnot.

About Delta 9 Cannabis Inc.
Delta 9's wholly-owned subsidiary, Delta 9 Bio-Tech Inc., is a licensed producer of medical marijuana pursuant to the ACMPR and operates an 80,000 square foot production facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Delta 9's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "NINE".

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