Author: The Hash Corporation

  • The Takeoff and Crash of the Hippie Hash Trail

    The Takeoff and Crash of the Hippie Hash Trail

    Jack Kerouac and Ayatollah Khomeini walk into a bar…

    Okay, not really. To our knowledge, there’s no joke featuring this unlikely pair. However, they do appear in the same story. These two notable figures play opposing bookends in a short but magical era of hippie folklore: The Hippie Hash Trail. 

    Jack Kerouac and Ayatollah Khomeini

    Kerouac inspired its beginning. The Ayatollah brought it to an end.

    The Hippie Trail was an overland path from Turkey through Afghanistan into Nepal and China – a pilgrimage to the world’s best producers of hashish. Beginning in the late 1950s and continuing through the late 1970s, the trek became a rite of passage for disaffected young idealists who called themselves “Beatniks”, then rebranded themselves as “Hippies” in the 1960s. They left comfort, family, and jobs behind, booked a flight overseas, and embarked on a quest to discover… well… most weren’t quite sure what awaited them. They were kids, they wanted adventure, they wanted freedom, they wanted to get blazed. 

    The Hippie Trail

    Many came away with great memories and experiences. Others saw their dreams of utopia turn to disillusionment. A few never made it back.

    Hit the road, Jack

    On The Road by Jack Kerouac

    Jack Kerouac’s On The Road was published in 1957. Its idealized account of life on the road caught the imagination of the younger generation, triggering a hunger for a simpler, freer life than the one their parents were leading. Teens decided they didn’t need the pressure of starchy Western conservatism. Many rebelled by growing their hair, putting on jeans, and listening to Elvis. A few took it further… by a few thousand miles. 

    Eastern culture had always held an attraction to the Beatnik movement, but the foreign lands and cultures were as far removed from their lives – and as practical a destination – as the Moon. It took a few notable celebrities and a bus company to turn the vast unknown East into a tourist destination for restless youth. 

    The actual route they were planning to take had a famous history. The overland path from Asia to Europe was trudged 400 years earlier with the Silk Road, the historic trade route that introduced Eastern goods (including hashish) to the West. Centuries later in the 1950s, the path was used by British scientific expeditions, who crossed the terrain in rented buses. 

    Mystic East route

    In 1957, the Indiaman Bus Company had the idea to market the route to the public, rebranding it as a trip into the ‘Mystic East’ – the original magical mystery tour. A trickle of Western ‘intrepids’ took notice. So did competing bus operators, who quickly jumped on the commercial bandwagon. Tour buses in London and Istanbul began advertising trips across the rugged terrain of Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal, painting an exotic picture of communal living, spiritual enlightenment, and the best hashish on the planet – straight from its birthplace.  

    The Beatles in India, 1968

    Marketing of the East was boosted further when it was embraced by iconic figures of the time. In the early-60s, Alan Ginsburg moved to Varanasi, India. A few years later, The Beatles found their spiritual centre in an Indian ashram. In 1969 Jimi Hendrix found sanctuary in the Moroccan town of Essaouira. Eastern culture was becoming decidedly fashionable, not to mention Western-friendly. 

    Happy trails

    As Eastern mystique grew, so did the buzz surrounding the Hippie Trail. An excited stream of hash trailblazers began booking cheap flights and stuffing their backpacks. Americans, Europeans and Aussies began arriving, starting their Hippie Trail journey from different cities. The influx of travellers began spawning a self-contained tourism industry, with Western youth looking for ways to communicate and share experiences. Travel guides started appearing, first as roughly typed, hand-stapled giveaways, then as commercially published booklets. In them, hippies could find tips on where to live and eat along the Hippie Trail. The advice was written by and for hippies:

    “In Afghanistan in particular you can get stoned just by taking a deep breath in the streets,” One guide listed the best places to “socialize, pick up rides, chicks, guys, etc.”

    The famous travel guide, Lonely Planet, published its very first booklet, Across Asia on the Cheap, as a collection of practical tips for fellow Hippie Trail travellers. 

    Buses advertised overland trips that would take you from Europe to Nepal in just four weeks. Cafes and shops across the Middle East changed their menus and added english writing to attract the hippie travellers. 

    The Pudding Shop, 1982

    The Pudding Shop was the name given to a small restaurant in Istanbul that became a hub for Western travellers. Its real name was the Lale Restaurant – people started calling it ‘the pudding shop’ because of its selection of puddings. The owners were thrilled to get free publicity and changed the outdoor sign to capitalize on the popularity. They also added a bulletin board inside, where travellers could leave notes and personal messages for each other, as well as travel tips for the next planeload of travellers – a pre-internet message board. 

    Hotel Eden’s menu in 1960s

    Another famous Hippie Trail attraction was Freak Street, a small street in Kathmandu that became wildly popular among travellers for its strip of government-run hashish shops. The variety of legal substances made it a must-visit location on the journey. 

    Each wave of travelling hippies passed information onto the next wave, accumulating a list of the best guesthouses, friendliest hosts, cheapest breakfasts, and where to score the best quality hashish. By the 1970s, the Hippie Trail was no longer unknown or mysterious. Its well-mapped routes had turned it into a theme park for Westerners looking to get away, get laid, and get baked. 

    No destination

    Hippies’ travel bus

    A decade of kids had been travelling east, following the same paths and visiting the same hotspots. By the mid-70s the mysterious East had become far less mysterious. The only thing left to discover about the Hippie Trail was whether it was worth going. Thousands of hippies had travelled thousands of miles to spend months in faraway lands, with little idea of their final destination and no clue what to do once they got there. If you simply wanted to escape or were looking for adventure, you probably came away satisfied. There was no shortage of experiences, fellow travellers, drugs and sex. 

    However, those on a quest for deeper truths began to realize that no matter how far they went or how high they got, there was no carefree new life waiting for them on the other side of the planet. The mountains were spectacular, the ashrams inspirational, the food exotic. But then what? Spiritual connections don’t pay a salary or translate a foreign language. The hippies were ultimately strangers in a strange land. 

    Indian entrepreneur, Rama Tiwari, who made his fortune during the Hippie Trail era, recognized the fundamental flaw in their expectations: “(The) hippies made one mistake, and it broke them. They imagined peace of mind was not with their families or in their home countries. They didn’t see that we can only live in happiness if we conquer the restless dream that paradise is in a world other than our own.”

    Months after arriving, many young hippies found themselves broke and homesick. Sadly, others suffered a crueler fate. In the 1970s, over 20 travellers were murdered by Charles Sobhraj, a French-Indian serial killer who befriended young Western hippies, then robbed and murdered them. His story was told in three non-fiction books, as well as a 1989 made-for-TV film and a Netflix miniseries released this year. 

    As the decade leaned into its final years, the novelty of the Hippie Trail began to wane, along with its naive utopian dream.

    Sundown on the dream

    Hippie culture in 1970s

    By the late 1970s, the hippie generation had reinvented popular culture worldwide. Their music, clothing, liberal values, relaxed rules – the building blocks of rebellion – were now being embraced by the establishment they were supposed to be rebelling against. Even hash and cannabis were becoming mainstream. 

    Hippie accessories were selling like hotcakes, but the sun was setting on the hippies themselves.

    20 years had passed since Kerouac published On The Road. The first hippies had turned 30, they were starting careers, having babies, paying mortgages. The music that jolted the popular consciousness in the 1960s was now being repackaged as Greatest Hits albums. 

    The aging hippies – the first baby boomers – could now afford to fly to Istanbul and travel the Hippie Trail first-class. Unfortunately, they were no longer welcome. The Iranian revolution brought Ayatollah Khomeini to power, who promptly closed the borders to Americans.

    Ayatollah Khomeini

    Afghanistan was at war, its vast and fertile mountain trails now part of a battlefield. Many Hippie pilgrimage sites were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. 

    Hippies had left Kathmandu a mess. Nepal’s police began demanding payoffs to extend their visas. The government banned cannabis products and deported the foreigners to India. Hippies had overstayed their welcome. 

    The Boomer Trail

    Freak Street today

    Today, the old Hippie Trail is experiencing a slight revival, although it’s now a tourist attraction for Boomers rather than a pilgrimage for rebels. The Pudding Shop is still there, but the bulletin board that was covered with love notes and maps to hash-shops now contains straightforward travel tips.

    Kathmandu’s Old Freak Street still exists, with the occasional tourist trying to recapture yesterday’s idealism. However the old scene is gone, replaced by souvenir shops and shopping centres. 

    Hashish remains illegal in Nepal, Afghanistan and Iran, although officials usually turn a blind eye to locals enjoying some of the world’s best produce. Despite the laws, cannabis plants grow freely on streets and backyards of Afghan cities. In Iran and Nepal, hashish is easily found in clubs, parks and streets, where small-time dealers and enthusiasts will be happy to sell you some. 

    The far East remains a goldmine for high-quality hashish, however visa restrictions and war have made those countries – and the Hippie Trail itself – difficult to access for Westerners. These days, the safest way for outsiders to experience the historic trail is from 30-thousand feet; the safest way to experience authentic Eastern hash is to order it online.   

    The intrepid few who insist on recapturing an era can still visit those faraway cities, but the Western idealism of the 1960s packed up and left a long, long time ago. The last remnants of the Hippie Trail are the grey haired tourists snapping selfies. 

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  • Frenchy Cannoli: The final trip for a lifetime traveller

    Frenchy Cannoli: The final trip for a lifetime traveller

    Frenchy Cannoli left us on July 18 after suffering complications from surgery. He packed multiple lives into his too-short 64 years, from young nomadic traveler learning the art and culture of hashish production, to his adult years as husband and father, finally to acquiring a mature countenance as a hashish guru and spokesman for his own brand. He did it all and experienced life on his own terms.

    If you wanted passion, artistry, and the best hashish this planet produces, Frenchy was the expert the experts went to. There was no one like him.

    “I met Frenchy in mid-2019 at a workshop he hosted in Toronto. I was blown away by his skill set, both as a hash maker and a teacher. Frenchy’s artful personality was as rich as his hash – he had a kind of blunt honesty that resonated with me. He speaks in quotes. My personal favourite: “We smoke the hash that doesn’t make it off the mountain” – referring to the highest quality hashish the farmer and hash-maker keep for themselves.” – Ty Metford (HashCo Chief Operations Officer)

    In the winter of 2019, Frenchy hosted the HashCo Hookah Lounge in Las Vegas for our brand launch event. The MJbizCon “Golden Key” afterparty was a blazing success. He was animated and real as fuck, spinning stories that were unique and amazing. At dinner, he went into depth about aspirations, hash history, science, evolutionary psychology, and more. We had hoped to come together on some future projects but Covid-19 travel restrictions made it impossible. We’re very sad we won’t be able to work with him again.

    To know more about his life, dreams, mission, and aspirations check out his Youtube channel here 👉 www.youtube.com/c/frenchycannoli . 

    RIP Frenchy.

  • The Hashish Connection: Iconic Music & Pop Culture Inspired by Hash

    The Hashish Connection: Iconic Music & Pop Culture Inspired by Hash

    Has your frontal lobe been stimulated lately? If the question sounds vaguely arousing, we’ll ask it another way: Have you enjoyed quality hash lately? Because some of your favourite musicians, artists and filmmakers certainly have.

    Not that you need to know this, but when you indulge in hashish, billions of neurons in your frontal lobes receive a cue to get up and dance. By stimulating those lobes, Hashish elevates your emotions, memory, attention, and other cognitive functions, creating a sensory cascade that can become the catalyst for many cool feelings, including creativity.

    Ah yes, creativity on hash. Like when you composed the perfect sequel to Bohemian Rhapsody, or had the inspiration for the Great Canadian Novel, or discovered the formula for time-travel. Obviously, not every hash-induced epiphany is a homerun.

    But some are. In fact, hash-fuelled creativity has helped inspire some of the world’s greatest music, art, literature and film. Hashish helped these artists imagine and complete works that have become part of pop-culture history. Through the centuries, musicians, filmmakers, writers, and artists have used hashish to reach higher levels of creativity. Some even made it the subject of their work.

    Here are some famous pop-culture artists and moments that owe at least some of their notoriety to hashish. Would the art and the artists have been as good without the buzz? Maybe, maybe not. But it’s fair to say the final products we know today wouldn’t look or sound quite the same without it.

    Film & Theatre

    Charlie Sheen, Platoon (1996)

    Platoon (1986): You have to go back a long way to see Charlie Sheen get stoned for the first time. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, this film was an unflinching depiction of Vietnam through the eyes of a young private, Sheen, who was sent to fight a foreign enemy but ended up in the internal war Americans were fighting against themselves. Amidst the ceaseless carnage, Sheen is invited into his sergeant’s tent that’s thick with authentic eastern hash. Willem Dafoe places a rifle barrel into Sheen’s mouth and shotguns smoke through it. For a moment the world makes sense and a warm glow of humanity appears amidst the ugliness of war.

    Brad Davis, Midnight Express (1978)

    Midnight Express (1978): Spoiler alert – don’t smuggle hashish out of Turkey. The film adapts the real-life story of Billy Hayes’ imprisonment in a Turkish prison after being caught at the airport with packets of hash strapped to his waist. Life quickly goes from bad to worse for Billy, as he’s sentenced to four years in prison, and then resentenced to 30 years. Hash is featured in the pivotal scene at the airport and in prison, treated as a valued commodity by prisoners and guards, and a forbidden evil by the government. The film won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was accused of destroying Turkey’s tourism industry because of its negative depiction of Turks.

    Oliver Stone

    Oliver Stone: Stone was the screenwriter for both Platoon and Midnight Express, and was the Director of Platoon. He won a Best-Director Oscar for Platoon and Best-Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Midnight Express. He became an advocate for hash and cannabis while serving in Vietnam, a lifetime appreciation that was carried over into many of his films.

    “When I was in Vietnam, [hash] made the difference between being human and being a beast. There were a lot of guys who were drinking and doing a lot of the killing that was so unnecessary and raping. The guys who did [hash] were much more conscious of the value of life.” – Oliver Stone

    Cast of Hair (1968)

    Hair: In 1968, a raggedy upstart musical blasted onto the Broadway stage. Its rock-based score gave audiences a decibel-pounding alternative to the stately orchestras playing in other theatres. Hair not only looked and sounded different than any other play, its message was a revolutionary F-YOU! to America’s establishment. Amidst the graphic tunes about sex, racism, and the awfulness of Vietnam, there was a little ditty called “Hashish”. While Hello Dolly and Funny Girl were playing down the street, audiences at Hair got to hum along to lyrics like, “Hashish, Cocaine, Marijuana, Opium, LSD… shoe polish, cough syrup, peyote…”.

    Written by two hardcore hippies, Gerome Ragni and James Rado, Hair came straight out of the hash culture of the 1960’s, transforming the theatre stage and inspiring the next generations of raw, gritty productions, including Rent.

    Music

    Some of rock’s giants found inspiration and sanctuary in hashish. Bob Dylan used hash as a way to stretch his already prodigious lyrical genius. According to Dylan, “…hash and pot, those things aren’t drugs. They just bend your mind a little. I think everyone’s mind should be bent once in a while.”Who knows – without hashish, Like A Rolling Stone might’ve been a 3-minute song with just two verses. Aside from his own mystical connection to the substance, we know that Dylan was responsible for introducing hash to another notable group of musicians.

    The Beatles

    The Beatles met Dylan through a mutual friend in 1964. The five musical icons spent an evening hanging together out in a New York suite where Dylan gave the lads their first hit of hash. Dylan had assumed they’d already had some experience. “What about your song? The one about getting high?”

    “Which song?”, John asked.

    “You know…” he sung, “and when I touch you I get high, I get high…”

    “Those aren’t the words,” John replied sheepishly. “The words are, ‘I can’t hide, I can’t hide, I can’t hide…’”The Beatles’ menu of substances famously increased from pot to hash to harder chemicals, influencing the sounds and writing on their records from the mid ‘60s on. Their famous stay in an Indian ashram placed them at ground-zero for some of the planet’s highest-quality hash. Its influence is heard in the evolution of their music that began around the time Revolver was released, as the trippy effects of hash began wafting into tunes like Got To Get You Into My Life, Yellow Submarine, and Tomorrow Never Knows. Hashish remained a source of creativity for The Beatles, especially for George Harrison, whose love for the substance culminated with police raiding his home in 1969 and finding large blocks of hashish.

    Essaouira, Morocco

    Many famous musicians from the 1960s were drawn to Essaouira, a surfing city on the coast of Morocco. The country is one of the world’s largest producers of hashish, an attraction for tourists looking to rediscover the spiritual hippie vibe from the 1960s. A trip to Essaouira puts them in good company. Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, Jefferson Airplane and Cat Stevens spent time in the port city. Its most famous legendary visitor was Jimi Hendrix, who spent 11 well-documented days in Essaouira, enjoying its shores, culture, and resin.  And of course, Crosby, Stills & Nash immortalized another Morroccan city in Marrakesh Express.

    Literature

    Les Misérables, Victor Hugo

    The Club des Hashischins was a group of French intellectuals who dedicated themselves to the experimentation and enjoyment of hashish. Lasting from 1844 to 1849, the Club held monthly seances where they consumed the resin in various forms, often mixed into a green paste with honey, pistachios and fat. Some of France’s most renowned writers and poets were among the members, including Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Charles Baudelaire, Gérard de Nerval, and Honoré de Balzac.

    Imagine a world without such classic works as Les Misérables. It’s possible that without the creative encouragement of hash, Hugo’s magnum opus may never have been written, or would’ve been considerably different.

    So next time you’re listening to a Beatles tune, settling in with a classic book, or getting lost in an intense film, consider that somewhere in its creative genealogy a very specific plant resin might have played an inspirational role. 

    The world is due for the next wave of great art. Better grab that doob and get to work!

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  • 2021-0601 – New Listing – The Hash Corporation (REZN)

    The common shares of The Hash Corporation have been approved for listing on the CSE.

    Listing and disclosure documents will be available at www.thecse.com on the trading date.

    The Hash Corporation is a Canadian company focused on the production of hashish and other premium cannabis products. Using the adaption of old-world traditions, the company aims to safely deliver authentic hashish experiences crafted to modern standards and regulations.

    _______________________

    Les actions ordinaires de The Hash Corporation ont été approuvées pour inscription au CSE.

    Les documents d’inscription et de divulgation seront disponibles sur www.thecse.com à la date de négociation.

    The Hash Corporation est une entreprise canadienne spécialisée dans la production de haschisch et d’autres produits de cannabis de première qualité. En utilisant l’adaptation de l’ancien traditions mondiales, la société vise à offrir en toute sécurité des expériences authentiques de haschisch conçues selon les normes et réglementations modernes.

    Issuer/Émetteur:The Hash Corporation
    Security Type/Titre:Common Shares/Actions ordinaires
    Symbol(s)/Symbole(s):REZN
    Number of securities issued and outstanding/ Titres émis et en circulation:280 120 290
    Number of Securities reserved for issuance/ Titres réservés pour émission:50 579 573
    CSE Sector/Catégorie:Life Sciences/Sciences Biologiques
    CUSIP:41809C 10 0
    ISIN:CA 41809C 10 0 5
    Boardlot/Quotité:500
    Trading Currency/Monnaie de négociation:CDN$/$CDN
    Trading Date/Date de negociation:le 3 juin/June 2021
    Other Exchanges/Autres marches:N/A
    Fiscal Year end /Clôture de l’exercice financier:Le 31 décembre/December
    Transfer Agent/Agent des transferts:Capital Transfer Agency, ULC

    The Exchange is accepting Market Maker applications for REZN. Please email: Trading@theCSE.com

    If you have any questions or require further information please contact Listings at (416) 367-7340 or E-mail: Listings@thecse.com

    Pour toute question, pour obtenir de l’information supplémentaire veuillez communiquer avec le service des inscriptions au 416 367-7340 ou par courriel à l’adresse:  Listings@thecse.com

    CSE Listing(s):REZN

    https://thecse.com/en/about/publications/bulletins/2021-0601-new-listing-the-hash-corporation-rezn

  • The Hash Corporation Announces Conditional Approval to List on the CSE Under the Ticker “REZN”

    Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – May 28, 2021) –  The Hash Corporation (“Hashco” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “CSE“) provided the Company with conditional approval on May 27, 2021 to list its common shares (“Common Shares“). The Company is in the process of filing final documents with the CSE and, subject to satisfying customary listing conditions, expects the Common Shares to commence trading on June 3, 2021 under the ticker symbol “REZN” (the “CSE Listing“).

    The Company is also pleased to report that it has closed an additional tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement on March 18, 2021, for additional gross proceeds of $300,000 (the “Additional Financing“). Under the Additional Financing, the Company issued 3,000,000 Common Shares at a price of $0.10 per Common Share. The Additional Financing closed on May 27, 2021. First Republic Capital Corporation acted as the lead finder for the Additional Financing. The Company paid a cash commission to eligible finders equal to 6% of the gross proceeds raised, and paid a corporate finance fee equal to an additional 4% of gross proceeds. The Company also issued compensation warrants equal to 6% of the Common Shares sold under the Additional Financing, and corporate finance warrants equal to 4% of the Common Shares sold under the Additional Financing, each being exercisable into one (1) Common Share at a price of $0.10 per Share for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance thereof. All securities issued in connection with the Additional Financing are subject to a four-month hold period from the date of issuance in accordance with applicable securities laws.

    The net proceeds from the Additional Financing will be used by the Company for operational expansion, business development and working capital purposes.

    In connection with the CSE Listing, Yaron Conforti, Sruli Weinreb, and Jesse Kaplan resigned as directors of the Company, and Shimmy Posen has resigned as corporate secretary. The Company thanks them for their valuable contributions, and further wishes them every success in their future endeavors. The Company is pleased to announce that Donal Carroll, Tabitha Fritz, and Thomas Keevil have been appointed as directors of the Company, and Donal Carroll has been appointed as corporate secretary – all to fill the vacancies created by the foregoing resignations.

    About The Hash Corporation

    HashCo is a Canadian company positioning itself to focus on the production and sale of cannabis-based hashish and other cannabis products. HashCo intends to apply its separation and curing techniques to produce a suite of high-quality cannabis resin products, which are all-natural and free of additives and carcinogenic solvents. The Company intends to tailor its product offerings to pay tribute to historic traditions, fragrances and tastes, while upholding the highest health and safety standards.

    As of the date of this press release, HashCo is actively seeking and developing partnerships and collaborations with licensed cultivators and other strategic partners within Canada, with the goal of crafting and introducing to the regulated market authentic products which reflect quality and innovation.

    For additional information on the Company:

    Chris Savoie
    Chief Executive Officer and Director
    Tel: 1-833-420-7396
    Email: chris@hashco.ca

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws including the listing of the Common Shares on the CSE as well as information relating to the Company. Although the Company believes, in light of the experience of its officers and directors, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors that have been considered appropriate, that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements depending on, among other things, the costs of compliance with and the risk of liability imposed under the laws in which the Company is operating or will operate under including environmental and health product regulations; negative changes in the political environment or in the regulation of cannabis and the Company’s business in Canada; negative shifts in public opinion and perception of the cannabis-based hashish industry and cannabis-based hashish consumption; increasing competition in the industry; risks relating to rising energy costs; risks of product liability and other safety-related liability as a result of usage of the products; risk of shortages of or price increases in key inputs, suppliers and skilled labor; loss of intellectual property rights or protections; cybersecurity risks; constraints on marketing products; fraudulent activity by employees, contractors and consultants; tax and insurance related risks and risk of litigation.

    The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to comment on analyses, expectations or statements made by third parties in respect of the Company or its financial or operating results.

    Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States.

    This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to a U.S. Person (as defined in in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

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  • The Hash Corporation Enters into Product Acquisition Agreement

    Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – April 27, 2021) – The Hash Corporation (the “Company“, or “HashCo“), a Canadian company positioning itself to focus on the production and sale of cannabis-based hashish and other cannabis products, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a product acquisition agreement (the “Agreement“) with Canada House Wellness Group (CSE: CHV) (“Canada House“) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Abba Medix Corp., a licensed cultivator and processor under the Cannabis Act (“Abba“).

    Under the terms of the Agreement, HashCo will sell certain cannabis materials comprised of pressed dry sift hash to Abba, through the Company’s collaboration agreement with Medz Cannabis Inc., a licensed cultivator and processor under the Cannabis Act. Upon Abba’s successful listing of purchased hash materials for sale in Quebec, the Agreement will commence and will remain in effect for a period of 12 months with the option to renew for subsequent 12 month periods.

    “HashCo is extremely excited to enter into this relationship with the wonderful teams at Canada House and Abba,” commented Chris Savoie, CEO of Hashco. “This Agreement allows Hashco to leverage Abba’s established distribution channels to bring its high-quality products to hash consumers throughout the Province of Quebec.”

    About The Hash Corporation

    HashCo is a Canadian company positioning itself to focus on the production and sale of cannabis-based hashish and other cannabis products. HashCo intends to apply its separation and curing techniques to produce a suite of high-quality cannabis resin products, which are all-natural and free of additives and carcinogenic solvents. The Company intends to tailor its product offerings to pay tribute to historic traditions, fragrances and tastes, while upholding the highest health and safety standards.

    As of the date of this press release, HashCo is actively seeking and developing partnerships and collaborations with licensed cultivators and other strategic partners within Canada, with the goal of crafting and introducing to the regulated market authentic products which reflect quality and innovation.

    About Canada House Wellness Group

    Canada House Wellness Group is the parent company of Abba Medix Corp., a Licensed Producer in Pickering, Ontario that produces high quality medical grade cannabis; IsoCanMed Inc., a Licensed Producer in Louiseville, Québec growing best-in-class indoor cannabis, in its 64,000 sq. ft. production facility employing state-of-the-art vertical, aeroponic production methodologies; Canada House Clinics Inc., with clinics across the country that work directly with primary care teams to provide specialized cannabinoid therapy services to patients suffering from simple and complex medical conditions; and Knalysis Technologies, a provider of fully customizable, cloud-based software that links physician, provider, and patient to data that supports treatment with medical cannabis.

    Canada House Wellness Group’s goal is to become the leading cultivator of premium craft cannabis and provider of cannabinoid therapy, targeting the medical cannabis markets globally.

    For additional information on The Hash Corporation:
    Chris Savoie
    The Hash Corporation, Chief Executive Officer
    1800-420-REZN
    chris@hashco.ca
    www.thehashcorporation.com

    Forward Looking Information

    Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward looking statements” which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. When used in this press release, such statements may use such words as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan” and other similar terminology. Such statements reflect management’s current expectations regarding future events and speak only as of the date of this press release. The forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the Company’s stage of development, capital requirements and future ability to fund operations, regulatory requirements, general economic, and market or business conditions, and the Company’s ability to carry out its obligations under the Agreement. The forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In making the forward-looking statements included in this release, the Company has made various material assumptions, including, but not limited to: obtaining regulatory approvals, general business and economic conditions, the Company’s ability to successfully carry out of all its obligations under the Agreement on the terms set out in the Agreement, the purchasers’ ability to obtain approval from the Société québécoise du cannabis, the purchasers’ willingness to carry out the terms of the Agreement and purchase the Product, the Company’s ability to maintain good relationships with its partners and other third parties, market competition, and the immediate and eventual impacts of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the Company’s proposed operations and financial condition, and market demand. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether a result of new information, future results or otherwise, except as required by law. Because of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained herein, investors should not place undue reliance on forward looking-information. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any forward-looking information contained herein.

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  • Rehashing The Past: The Story Of Hashish

    Rehashing The Past: The Story Of Hashish

    About 10 thousand years ago on the mountainous areas stretching between China and the Himalayas, various tribes were busy harvesting bountiful amounts of cannabis. They made textiles from it. They gathered its seeds for food. No one was interested in the sticky residue it produced.

    Two key events happened to transform that crop from a utility into a mind-altering substance, and then into a global phenomenon.

    Birthplaces of cannabis

    The first men (and women) on the moon

    The first event happened when cannabis resin got onto the skin of those ancient farmers. After handling cannabis for long enough, some of its oils inevitably got onto their hands, which ended up being sniffed or tasted. We’ll never know the precise moment in history when resin first connected with human senses, but minutes later, the cultivators found themselves lifting off on a smooth ride to the moon, becoming the Neil Armstrongs of newly found psychedelia. Perhaps Earth’s first hashtronauts were inspired to proclaim, “One small edible for a man, one giant high for Mankind!”, as they reached a new plane of consciousness.

    Or maybe they just took a nap.

    Whatever happened on that very first trip, the experience was an essential first chapter in the story of hashish. After all, if cannabis resin hadn’t made an impact on mankind in Asia, there would be no reason to further experiment with it and discover new methods of enjoying it.. There would be little reason to transport and trade it throughout the world, or to create the product that eventually became hash as we know it today. What was truly important was that people got high and decided they liked it. The rest is a tale of passion, science and profits.

    How does this stuff work?

    For the next few thousand years, those enlightened mountain farmers enjoyed their unrefined resin high, usually by eating it. Physicians throughout China noted its effects and began prescribing hashish for various medical conditions. Chinese herbalist, Emperor Shen Nung, recommended consuming cannabis as a remedy for rheumatism, malaria, gout, epilepsy, and more, in his texts from 2700 BC, which are still used today in Eastern medicine. In India, Hindu texts mention the smoking of hashish as part of religious services.

    Historical uses of cannabis

    In its first roughly 6,000 years, hash of various forms became popular throughout Asia and India. It had become a staple of Eastern culture, but had yet to crawl far from where it was born. Over the next two millennia, hashish would find its legs and begin spanning the known world with the development of the Silk Road – the second key event in hash’s history.

    Supply, demand… then even more demand

    Silk Road map

    In the 2nd century BC, a trade route opened connecting China to the Roman Empire and Arabia. That route – the famous Silk Road – created an exchange of goods, inventions, and ideas criss-crossing between the Eastern and Western worlds. One of the best-selling ideas was authentic Asian hashish. Once Westerners got a taste, demand for hashish quickly exploded in Greece, Africa, and Egypt. Its intoxicating effect generated a massive surge in popularity that exploded throughout the world’s empires and kingdoms. Hash had gone global..

    The early Romans took a liking to hash, spreading it across the Mediterranean regions and into Western Europe. Hashish became a part of everyday life wherever the Roman Empire ruled. Its heady smoke was used in steam baths and incense, its resins baked into desserts and served in foods, its medicinal qualities used to treat burns, tumours, and inflammation.

    Myths, mystics, and murderers

    Fakirs preparing Bhang and Ganja, 1750

    Hashish was a huge commercial success. But it took the Islamic world to give hashish its spiritual muse. Beginning in 600 AD, hash-inspired legends emerged from Persia and Arab countries, many of which were motivated by an anti-establishment sentiment that, centuries later, would help inspire the beatnik and hippie counter-culture movements.

    Hashish was featured prominently in the Arabic collection of stories, One Thousand and One Nights, a series of folk tales gathered from centuries of Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Persian, and Indian writings.

    Hash isn’t often associated with violence. A notable exception was the semi-factual Persian story from the 11th century AD about “The old man of the mountain”, Hasan ibn al-Sabbah. Ibn al-Sabbah was a self-proclaimed religious prophet who recruited men to consume large amounts of hashish and then murder his political opponents. He would invite men and women to live in his garden, ingest hashish (as well as wine and opium) and meditate. The men were then sent out in a state of drug-induced euphoria to murder people.

    While some of this tale is considered myth, ibn al-Sabbah’s murderous plots were not. His violent followers did carry out the murders of some Arab sultans and leaders of the Crusades. The killings became associated with the assailant’s hashish habits, spawning the nickname “Hashishiyans” for the intoxicated young men who committed the acts. This nickname is thought to have became the root of the term, “Assassin”.

    Hasan ibn al-Sabbah

    The widespread popularity of hashish in Persia and the Arab world is credited to the Sufis, an Islamic sect dedicated to fasting, prayer, isolation, and the denial of Earthly pleasures. A 12th century AD legend involves Haydar, a Sufi saint, who wandered out of his monastery one day to spend time in a nearby field. He found a plant dancing in the sun’s warmth and, after eating some of the raw leaves, experienced a curious uplifting sensation. 

    Haydar’s revelation was told and retold by the Sufis as they traveled throughout the Islamic world, presenting the story as a means to connect with God. The use of substances to expand consciousness has led the Sufis to be called the first hippies and Haydar an ancient Timothy Leary.

    Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar

    Hash goes west

    The last stop on the Hash World Tour was the Americas. The cannabis plant was already there, spun and smoked by the Natives long before the Europeans showed up. The early Americans found cannabis growing in their backyards, but were content to keep their relationship with it fairly platonic. They manufactured rope, clothes and paper, but remained mostly walled-off from impure thoughts of its recreational use.

    It took until the 19th century for high-class hashish to join the American party – the party invitation coming from France. In the mid-1800s, a group was formed in Paris called the Club des hashischins whose mission, as the name might suggest, was to talk about and experiment with hashish. The club included many of France’s most influential writers like Charles Baudelaire, Gustave Flaubert, and Honoré de Balzac, who interacted with many writers and scholars from New York. That international fraternity provided hash the ticket to cross the ocean and bridge the philosophical gap between the old and new world.

    Table Corner by Henri Fantin-Latour, 1872 with some Hashischin members

    The US responded to its new import with two equal and opposite reactions: “We like this”, and, “We prohibit this”. By the early 20th century, hash and its narcotic siblings found themselves in the same judicial penalty-box. In 1906 cannabis products were legally deemed poison. In the 1920s they were banned. It took nearly one hundred years of prohibitions, but in contemporary times cannabis products once again are seeing approval for medicinal use, and even more recently becoming legalized for recreational use in certain states. 

    Canada was a leader in decriminalizing medical cannabis almost 20 years ago and became one of the first countries to officially legalize it in 2018. 

    Ironically, while the Western world has become more welcoming to cannabis products, some of the earliest and best hashish producers in the East have gone in the opposite direction. China and Afghanistan, birthplaces of some of the planet’s purest hash, now treat cannabis possession as a criminal offence. 

    For now at least, the West is the place to freely enjoy the culture, the accessories, and the highs of hash. You can find cannabis-infused foods, drinks, and bath products in stores. The internet features countless DIY videos and online communities for hash-fans. But let’s take pause and remember, hash’s Western flirtation is just its latest fling on the way to the next artistic, spiritual, medicinal muse. Hash has been seducing us for millennia. No reason to believe the seduction stops in the West.

    The 10-thousand year circle

    Hashish Smokers by Gaetano Previati, 1887

    From Farmers to Emperors, cult leaders to French literary giants, all the way up to modern-day hippies and today’s enthusiasts, hashish has inspired a wildly diverse membership in its 10-thousand-year-old circle. Its early history reads like a psychologist’s notebook, with tales of mystical epiphanies, wanton hedonism, even murderous impulses – a catalogue of the Freudian id when loosened with a little ganja.

    Looking back at those early cultures, it’s easy to imagine living a daily regimen that revolves around chewing, burning, smoking, or bathing in hash. Sounds like a nice way to spend your day. While we’re grateful to the early explorers who discovered the power of cannabis resin, separated it, shared it, and lived it, we’re happy to enjoy our favourite substance in 21st-century comfort and style.

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  • The Hash Corporation Announces Closing of Private Placement

    Toronto, Ontario–(March 18, 2021) – The Hash Corporation (the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has completed a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $1,505,000.00 (the “Financing“) through the issuance of 15,050,000 common shares (“Shares“) of the Company at a price of $0.10 per Share. The Financing closed on March 15, 2021.

    First Republic Capital Corporation acted as the lead finder for the Financing. The Company paid a cash commission to eligible finders equal to 6% of the gross proceeds raised, and paid a corporate finance fee equal to an additional 4% of gross proceeds. The Company also issued compensation warrants equal to 6% of the Shares sold under the Financing, and corporate finance warrants equal to 4% of the Shares sold under the Financing, each being exercisable into one (1) Share at a price of $0.10 per Share for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance thereof.

    All securities issued in connection with the Financing are subject to a four-month hold period from the date of issuance in accordance with applicable securities laws.

    For additional information on The Hash Corporation:

    Christopher Savoie, CEO
    Phone: (416) 371-3697

    Cautionary Notes

    Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, such statements may use such words as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan” and other similar terminology. Such statements reflect management’s current expectations regarding future events and speak only as of the date of this press release. The forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company’s stage of development, capital requirements and future ability to fund operations, regulatory requirements, general economic, and market or business conditions. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether a result of new information, future results or otherwise, except as required by law.

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    https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/77774/The-Hash-Corporation-Announces-Closing-of-Private-Placement

  • The Hash Corporation Enters into Collaboration Agreement with Black Rose Organics Canada Inc.

    Toronto, Ontario–(March 2, 2021) – The Hash Corporation (the “Company“, or “HashCo“), a Canadian company positioning itself to focus on the production and sale of cannabis-based hashish and other cannabis products, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a long-term collaboration agreement (the “Collaboration Agreement“) with Black Rose Organics Canada Inc. (“Black Rose“), an Ontario-based, privately-owned company licensed for the cultivation, processing and sale of cannabis under the Cannabis Act.

    Under the terms of the Collaboration Agreement, Black Rose will provide the Company with up to 1,000 square feet of processing space (the “Processing Space“) within a licensed facility owned by Black Rose and located in Markham, Ontario (the “Facility“), to manufacture and distribute cannabis-based hashish and other cannabis concentrates (collectively, the “Products“). In addition, Black Rose will assist the Company in obtaining the requisite regulatory approvals to produce and sell the Products and make use of the Processing Space, and supply the Company with cannabis bi-products and biomass required by the Company to produce the Products. Under the terms of the Collaboration Agreement, the Company and Black Rose will share profits 50/50 on sales of Products at channels established by Black Rose for the Company, on sales of Products cultivated and/or branded by Black Rose, and on all tolling services provided by the Company at the Facility.

    About The Hash Corporation

    HashCo is a Canadian company positioning itself to focus on the production and sale of cannabis-based hashish and other cannabis products. HashCo intends to apply its separation and curing techniques to produce a suite of high-quality cannabis resin products, which are all-natural and free of additives and carcinogenic solvents. The Company intends to tailor its product offerings to pay tribute to historic traditions, fragrances and tastes, while upholding the highest health and safety standards.

    As of the date of this press release, HashCo is actively seeking and developing partnerships and collaborations with licensed cultivators and other strategic partners within Canada, with the goal of crafting and introducing to the regulated market authentic products which reflect quality and innovation.

    About Black Rose

    Black Rose is a medicinal licensed producer founded in Toronto, Canada, with a dedicated focus on establishing a world class, craft level quality product base for the medicinal community. Using the most innovative and efficient growing techniques available, Black Rose is situating itself to redefine the level of quality standards expected in both the Canadian and international markets. Black Rose intends to establish their organic and non-organic cannabis product lines adhering to the highest standards available, through proven processes with a focused attention to detail at every step.

    Through strategic partnerships with reputable licensed cannabis companies in the industry, Black Rose Organics vision is to consistently elevate the standards of quality within the regulated market, and intends to do so by using the safest and most effective processes available.

    For additional information on The Hash Corporation:
    Chris Savoie
    The Hash Corporation, Chief Executive Officer
    416-371-3697
    chris@hashco.ca
    www.thehashcorporation.com

    Forward Looking Information

    Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward looking statements” which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. When used in this press release, such statements may use such words as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan” and other similar terminology. Such statements reflect management’s current expectations regarding future events and speak only as of the date of this press release. The forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the Company’s stage of development, capital requirements and future ability to fund operations, regulatory requirements, general economic, and market or business conditions. The forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In making the forward-looking statements included in this release, the Company has made various material assumptions, including, but not limited to: obtaining regulatory approvals, general business and economic conditions, the Company’s ability to successfully secure and make use of the Processing Space and process, market and sell its products, the Company’s ability to maintain good relationships with its partners and other third parties, market competition, and the immediate and eventual impacts of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the Company’s proposed operations and financial condition, and market demand. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether a result of new information, future results or otherwise, except as required by law. Because of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained herein, investors should not place undue reliance on forward looking-information. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any forward-looking information contained herein.

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    https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/75867/The-Hash-Corporation-Enters-into-Collaboration-Agreement-with-Black-Rose-Organics-Canada-Inc.

  • The Hash Corporation Enters into Collaboration Agreement with Medz Cannabis Incorporated, to Enter the Regulated Cannabis Industry

    Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – April 21, 2020) – The Hash Corporation (the “Company”, or “HashCo”), a Canadian company positioning itself to focus on the production and sale of cannabis-based hashish and other cannabis products, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a long-term collaboration agreement (the “Collaboration Agreement”) with Medz Cannabis Incorporated (“Medz Cannabis”), an Ontario-based, privately-owned company licensed for the cultivation, processing and sale of medical cannabis under the Cannabis Act. The Collaboration Agreement, which opens up opportunities in the regulated cannabis industry within Canada for the Company, is expected to enable the Company to deliver a suite of specialty hash products to the Canadian market as early as Q3 2020.

    “This collaboration represents a significant step towards bringing our suite of unique products to the discerning Canadian consumer. We are extremely thrilled to work with Medz Cannabis to secure the requisite approvals, and expect to generate revenue from the Processing Space in the near term,” said Chris Savoie, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

    Under the terms of the Collaboration Agreement, Medz Cannabis will provide the Company with up to 2,500 square feet of processing space (the “Processing Space“) within a licensed facility owned by Medz Cannabis and located in Toronto, Ontario (the “Facility“), to process, package and distribute cannabis-based hashish and other cannabis concentrates (collectively, the “Products“). In addition, Medz Cannabis will assist the Company in obtaining the requisite regulatory approvals to produce and sell the Products and make use of the Processing Space, and supply the Company with cannabis bi-products and biomass required by the Company to produce the Products. Under the terms of the Collaboration Agreement, the Company will pay to Medz Cannabis a 3.5% royalty on all revenues generated on the sale of the Products produced in the Processing Space (the “Subject Products“), and a 5% royalty on the tolling or service rate charged by the Company on service contracts relating to the Subject Products.

    In connection with the Collaboration Agreement, the parties have also entered into an offer to lease in respect of the Processing Space. The parties are expected to enter into a formal lease agreement, as well as a supply and branding agreement in due course, to set out certain additional terms on which the Company will make use of the Processing Space, and the terms on which the Company and Medz Cannabis will process and sell the Products.

    About The Hash Corporation

    HashCo is a Canadian company positioning itself to focus on the production and sale of cannabis-based hashish and other cannabis products. HashCo intends to apply its separation and curing techniques to produce a suite of high-quality cannabis resin products, which are all-natural and free of additives and carcinogenic solvents. The Company intends to tailor its product offerings to pay tribute to historic traditions, fragrances and tastes, while upholding the highest health and safety standards.

    As of the date of this press release, HashCo is actively seeking and developing partnerships and collaborations with licensed cultivators and other strategic partners within Canada, with the goal of crafting and introducing to the regulated market authentic products which reflect quality and innovation.

    About Medz Cannabis Inc.

    Medz Cannabis is a private, Ontario-based company and holder of cultivation, processing and medical sales licenses under the federal Cannabis Act. Passionate about small-batch, craft cannabis, Medz Cannabis brings a new and unrivaled level of dedication to medical cannabis in Canada. Medz Cannabis is currently in the process of completing Phase II of construction on a 35,000 square feet cannabis cultivation facility in Toronto, Ontario, which, upon completion, is expected to produce up to 5,000 kg of cannabis per year.

    For additional information on The Hash Corporation:
    Jesse Kline
    The Hash Corporation, Chief Commercial Officer
    1-416-986-8323
    jesse@hashco.ca
    www.thehashcorporation.com

    Forward Looking Information

    Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward looking statements” which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. When used in this press release, such statements may use such words as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan” and other similar terminology. Such statements reflect management’s current expectations regarding future events and speak only as of the date of this press release. The forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the Company’s stage of development, capital requirements and future ability to fund operations, regulatory requirements, general economic, and market or business conditions. The forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In making the forward-looking statements included in this release, the Company has made various material assumptions, including, but not limited to: obtaining regulatory approvals, general business and economic conditions, the Company’s ability to successfully secure and make use of the Processing Space and process, market and sell its products, the Company’s ability to maintain good relationships with its partners and other third parties, market competition, and the immediate and eventual impacts of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the Company’s proposed operations and financial condition, and market demand. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether a result of new information, future results or otherwise, except as required by law. Because of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained herein, investors should not place undue reliance on forward looking-information. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any forward-looking information contained herein.

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    https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/54713/The-Hash-Corporation-Enters-into-Collaboration-Agreement-with-Medz-Cannabis-Incorporated-to-Enter-the-Regulated-Cannabis-Industry