Mr. Terry Booth reports

AURORA CANNABIS ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF AURORA POLARIS

Aurora Cannabis Inc.'s construction of a 300,000-square-foot expansion at the Edmonton International Airport is progressing well. The new facility, named Aurora Polaris, is intended to serve as Aurora's centre of excellence for the industrial-scale production of higher margin, value-added products, such as edibles, which Health Canada regulations propose to permit from October, 2019, onward. Aurora Polaris will allow for enhanced capabilities for the company's logistics and warehousing needs required to serve ever-increasing global requirements. The facility is designed to include additional research and development space.

Construction of the facility is anticipated to be completed in late 2019. Polaris is immediately adjacent to Aurora's Sky facility.

Fuelling growth through value-added products

In anticipation of the regulatory changes proposed by the federal government, the company is constructing Aurora Polaris, a highly customizable processing and logistics facility. Aurora, through its science, product development and opportunities teams, has identified a number of potential, high-margin value-added products it intends to bring to market, including edible products such as baked goods, chocolates, mints and infused beverages, in addition to concentrates such as vape products, cosmetics and softgels. In executing on its derivatives strategy, the company is already engaging with a number of technology partners, securing competitive advantages in the development and production of these new product lines.

By having a physically separate, dedicated postcultivation processing space, Aurora anticipates realizing cost savings, ease of licensing, increased facility efficiencies and improved workflow. Additionally, this specialized space permits Aurora to adapt to future regulatory changes that are anticipated to be implemented in the coming years, both domestically and internationally.

"The derivative product capabilities to be established at Polaris, which we are designing to be EU GMP compliant, further strengthen our position as the leading innovator in the cannabis industry, and are squarely aimed at driving growth and margin expansion," said Terry Booth, chief executive officer. "Our product development team has a built a deep and exciting pipeline of new high-value products, and we look forward to servicing our markets with the next generation of cannabis innovations. We intend to integrate Polaris with operations at Aurora Mountain, Aurora Sky and Aurora Sun, generating operational efficiencies and hard to imitate vertical integration synergies. Its location at the Edmonton International Airport will assist us to rapidly deliver product to all our target markets, domestically and internationally."

Interim capacity

While Polaris is under construction, and in order to have production capacity for when new form factors become permissible for sale, the company has already designated licensed space at its various facilities, including Aurora Sky, for production that is scheduled to be fully ready for summer 2019. Where required, production lines will be moved from the interim locations to Polaris upon commissioning of the facility.

International logistics hub

Addressing the rapidly growing domestic and international cannabis markets requires substantial additional logistics capabilities. Augmenting the company's existing distribution facilities in Alberta and Ontario, Aurora Polaris has been designed to deliver institutional class logistics to drive operational efficiencies and decrease time to market of Aurora products around the globe.

Characteristics and highlights for the new logistics operation include:

• 100,000 square feet of state-of-the-art, institutional class warehousing and distribution space;
• Enhanced warehouse management and ERP systems integration with capability to process hundreds of thousands of units daily and manage millions of units on hand;
• Warehousing support for high-speed processing automation and operational needs;
• Advanced temperature control for expanded range of product offerings and optimized storage conditions;
• Optimized LEAN design for storage and operational efficiency;
• Further enhanced speed to market and agility in supplying the domestic and international markets;
• Strategically located immediately adjacent to Aurora Sky and on Edmonton International Airport land;
• 200,000-plus square feet dedicated to product manufacturing of value-add products.

The company currently has a logistics centre in Alberta, and is using dedicated space at both MedReleaf and through a contracted third party logistics partner in Ontario which, between them, covers Aurora's current distribution requirements throughout the country. The existing infrastructure includes the full integration of warehousing and production management systems to ensure speed to market and short lead times for customers. Additionally, the company has partnerships with leading logistics suppliers with deep experience in handling controlled substances as well as consumables, such as food.

Research and development

Aurora has one of the industry's largest and most accomplished science teams, fuelling continuous innovation. The new facility will house some of the company's science efforts focused on preclinical and clinical research, health outcomes, analytical and discovery science with an eye on developing marketable IP and new, more narrowly targeted cannabis-based therapeutics. Located close to the University of Alberta, an important research partner for the company, the new facility will provide improved infrastructure and support for Aurora's growing number of scientists, engaged in a large and growing number of projects, in addition to the company's already existing science facilities.

Strategic location

Located immediately adjacent to Aurora Sky, the company's over 100,000-kilogram-per-year cannabis production facility, Aurora Polaris enables integration with production schedules and processes at Sky, resulting in enhanced agility and optimized workflow. Furthermore, the facility's location at the Edmonton International Airport, with its customs, logistics and security capabilities critical for the handling of goods destined for export markets, creates efficient logistics and significant competitive efficiencies.

Mr. Booth added: "Supplying geographically diverse markets with rapidly growing demand for a wide variety of products reliably, efficiently and timely, requires both advanced supply chain management capabilities and advanced infrastructure, which Aurora Polaris will provide. Aurora is a rapidly maturing company, and this significant expansion in our capabilities will ensure we will be able to execute with continued agility as we capitalize on the significant opportunities that the domestic and international cannabis markets offer. Like our sky class facilities, this new centre of operational excellence is a collaborative effort. Critical input into the concept and design was delivered by operations, information services, finance and production, as well as internal and external logistics experts."

Darren Bladon, director, Canadian logistics for Aurora, who prior to joining the company spent 12 years with Imperial Tobacco, where he held various supply chain management and logistics roles, stated: "Our existing distribution capabilities, located both in the east and west of the country, will cover our domestic requirements for the consumer market. The new centre will be a significant leap forward in our abilities to service the rapidly growing international markets, integrating physically with production and logistics at Aurora Sky and Aurora Sun, and with our information systems, both ERP and supply chain management. The physical properties of Aurora Polaris allow for large-scale operations at optimized efficiencies, giving us significant advantages in terms of speed and agility in handling market demand."

About Aurora Cannabis Inc.

Headquartered in Edmonton, Alta., Canada, with financed capacity in excess of 500,000 kg per annum and sales and operations in 23 countries across five continents, Aurora is one of the world's largest and leading cannabis companies. Aurora is vertically integrated and horizontally diversified across every key segment of the value chain, from facility engineering and design to cannabis breeding and genetics research, cannabis and hemp production, derivatives, high value-add product development, home cultivation, and wholesale and retail distribution.

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