Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. Announces Completion of Previously Announced Debt Settlement

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. (d/b/a Wheaton Income) (TSX.V:CBW) ("Cannabis Wheaton" or the "Company") has completed the shares for debt settlement with certain of its creditors that was previously announced in a press release dated November 28, 2017. The Company issued an aggregate of 3,018,109 common shares of the Company to settle an aggregate of CDN$3,064,943 of debt (the "Shares for Debt Settlement").

The common shares issued pursuant to the Shares for Debt Settlement are subject to a statutory four month and one day hold period.

Insiders of the Company were issued an aggregate of 61,250 common shares pursuant to the Shares for Debt Settlement, which constitutes a "related party transaction" as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 ("MI 61-101"). The Shares for Debt Settlement is exempt from the formal valuation approval requirements of MI 61-101 as none of the securities of the Company are listed on a prescribed stock exchange. The Shares for Debt Settlement is exempt from the minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 as at the time the Shares for Debt Settlement was agreed to, neither the fair market value of the Shares for Debt Settlement, nor the fair market value of the consideration for, the Shares for Debt Settlement, insofar as it involves interested parties, exceeded 25% of the Company's market capitalization.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

"Chuck Rifici" Chairman & CEO

About Wheaton Income. (TSX.V:CBW)

Wheaton Income is a collective of entrepreneurs with a passion for the cannabis industry past, present and future. Our mandate is to facilitate growth for our partners by providing them with financial support and sharing our collective industry experience. Our partners all have different visions, voices and brand values, and all share a common goal—to build a world-class industry based on ethics, diversity, quality and innovation.

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Email: sarah@cannabiswheaton.com
Phone: 613.230.5869

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