Leviathan Cannabis Announces Legal Action After Exemption Application Turned down by Pelham Town Council

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 23, 2019) - Leviathan Cannabis Group Inc. (CSE: EPIC) (the "Company" or "Leviathan") announces that Leviathan's wholly-owned subsidiary, Woodstock Biomed Inc., will initiate legal action against the Town of Pelham, Ontario following Town Council's vote to deny the Company an exemption to its Interim Control By-law (4046) on May 21, 2019.

The said By-law restricts the use of land in the Town of Pelham for cannabis related purposes for one (1) year to provide the Town of Pelham with time to review its land use planning policies and regulations pertaining to cannabis related uses.

The decision to begin litigation against Pelham follows an exhaustive process in which Leviathan worked cooperatively and transparently with town officials, and the town's own Department of Community Planning & Development ("Planning Department") recommended to council that Leviathan's exemption application be approved (with modest conditions). The Planning Department conducted its due diligence by thoroughly researching Leviathan's leading-edge operation that features a fully sealed greenhouse with multiple protections designed to mitigate odour and light issues. The Planning Department understood that Leviathan is totally different and separate from older, "first-generation" cannabis facilities in the region that create light and odour pollution-by products about which local residents have complained.

Leviathan's management team also took the time to hold public meetings with members of the Pelham community to explain the Company's advanced technology and to answer all questions.

While this is yet another hurdle enroute to building the Company's state-of-the-art cannabis greenhouse facility, Leviathan's management team is optimistic the Ontario Superior Court will right the wrong done to the Company and its hundreds of stakeholders by the Pelham Town Council.

Stock Option Grants

Leviathan announces that to incentivize certain consultants to maintain a long-term relationship with the Company, and in consideration for their services and covenants under the Consultant Agreement ("Agreement"), the board of directors approved the granting of stock options to certain consultants exercisable for up to 400,000 common shares at $0.60 per share with a two-year expiration date. In order for the stock options to vest, the Agreement must be in effect and the consultants must be engaged as a consultant to the Company.

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, and Woodstock Biomed Inc., a late-stage applicant under the ACMPR, 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.

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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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