Mr. Charles Larsen reports

GLOBAL HEMP GROUP ANNOUNCES JEFFREY KILPATRICK JOINS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jeffrey Kilpatrick has joined the Global Hemp Group Inc. board of directors.

Mr. Kilpatrick is currently the Program Supervisor for the division of investigations and community supervision for the Alachua County Department of Court Services in Gainesville, Florida. He has a B.Sc. in Criminal Justice Administration from CSU Long Beach, an MBA from California Coast University, is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has received his Certified Public Manager degree from FSU. He is the current Executive Secretary, past President and chair of the Legislative Committee of the Association of Pretrial Professional of Florida. He is also the current Secretary for the National Association of Pretrial Service Agencies, the chair of the Legislative Committee and Membership Committee, and serves on the Accreditation Committee. Prior to coming to Alachua County, Jeff spent 21 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, where he was the Coast Guard's lead criminal investigator in northern California, Nevada and Utah. Mr. Kilpatrick is a member of LEAP - Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.

"We are very pleased to have someone of Mr. Kilpatrick's caliber join the board. He has a stellar, long-term track record in law enforcement and is acutely aware of the damage that has been done over more than 75 years of prohibition. Jeff is committed to doing his part to usher in a new era of logical legislation for cannabis and hemp as we approach what could become the most significant tipping point in economic history", said Charles Larsen, CEO.

The Company also announces that Robert Hymers has resigned as CFO and will be replaced by Curt Huber, a current Director. Additionally, the Company has granted incentive stock options to its directors to purchase an aggregate total of 1,300,000 shares in accordance with the Company's stock option plan. The options are exercisable at $0.10 per share and will expire January 15, 2019.

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