Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – October 2, 2019) – Body and Mind Inc. (CSE: BAMM) (OTCQB: BMMJ) (the “Company” or “BaM”) a multi-state operator is pleased to announce the appointment of David Wenger to the Board of Directors.

“I’m excited to have David bring his deep industry and capital markets experience to our board as well as greater independence to our governance and team,” stated Michael Mills, President and Interim chief executive officer of Body and Mind Inc.

Mr. Wenger is a member of the US Senate Cannabis Working Group and the US House of Representatives Cannabis Working Group. In those roles, he has the historic opportunity to work with senior Congressional staffers on advancing federal cannabis legislation. David wrote a seminal White Paper on the US cannabis industry widely read across the world: The Green Regulatory Arbitrage: A Case for Investing in US Multi-State Vertically-Integrated Cannabis Companies.

Mr. Wenger is an accomplished lawyer and for 13 years he represented foreign government and major corporate clients in high-stakes complex cross-border disputes and transactions. Working in the New York office of the global law firm DLA Piper, he coordinated multi-jurisdictional teams acting for clients around the world such as Kingdom of Thailand, Petrobras, Ruler of Dubai, Afghanistan, PPG, Irving Shipbuilding, Pfizer, Troy (Vietnam), and Oman. As a law student, he interned for federal court judge Honorable Harold Baer Jr. in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The Company’s board of directors awarded 250,000 incentive stock options to Mr. Wenger, in accordance with the company’s stock option plan, at an exercise price of 93 cents per share for a term of five years expiring on October 1, 2024.

The options are subject to vesting provisions such that 25 per cent of the options vest six months from the date of grant, 25 per cent of the options vest 12 months from the date of grant, 25 per cent of the options vest 18 months from the date of grant and 25 per cent of the options vest 24 months from the date of grant.

In addition, the Company announces that board member, Leonard Clough, will be stepping off the board and will continue to work with the Company in an advisory role.

“On behalf of the directors, officers and shareholders of Body and Mind, I would like to extend our appreciation to Mr. Clough for his contributions to the Company. He has been a great leader with a tireless work ethic and a total commitment to growing the Company while focusing on the bottom line. I look forward to his continued involvement as a consultant and adviser,” stated Mr. Mills.

About Body and Mind Inc.

BaM is a well capitalized publicly traded company investing in high quality medical and recreational cannabis cultivation, production and retail. Body and Mind has a strategic investment by Australis Capital Inc. Our wholly owned Nevada subsidiary was awarded one of the first medical marijuana cultivation licenses and holds cultivation and production licenses. BaM products include dried flower, edibles, oils and extracts as well as GPEN Gio cartridges and Lucid Mood offerings. BaM cannabis strains have won numerous awards including the 2019 Las Vegas Weekly Bud Bracket, Las Vegas Hempfest Cup 2016, High Times Top Ten, the NorCal Secret Cup and the Emerald Cup.

BaM continues to expand operations in Nevada, California, Arkansas and Ohio and is dedicated to increasing shareholder value by focusing time and resources on improving operational efficiencies, facility expansions, state licensing opportunities as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Please visit www.bamcannabis.com for more information.

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For further information, please contact:

Company Contact:

Michael Mills
President
Tel: 800-361-6312
[email protected]

Investor Contact:

KCSA Strategic Communications
Valter Pinto, Managing Director
Tel: 212-896-1254
[email protected]

Media Contact:

KCSA Strategic Communications
Annie Graf, Account Director
Tel: 786-390-2644
[email protected]

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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