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File: NR 20170203 Change in Officers and Driectors.doc

HEMPCO FOOD AND FIBER INC. Symbol: TSX.V - HEMP   
For Immediate Release
Vancouver, BC         Date: February 17, 2017
CHANGE IN OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Friday, February 17, 2017 - Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. (TSXV: HEMP) ("Hempcotrad
--->emark") has changed its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and accepted the resignation of Director, Praveen Varshney. 

An Amendment to the February 23, 2017 AGM circular has been sent out to show Praveen Varshney, current CFO, removed as
---> delegate for re-election as Director.

"We wish to thank Praveen and the Varshney Capital team in leading us through our initial private round of funding, su
--->ccessful listing and financing on the TSX Venture Exchange and our over-subscribed follow on financing post listing," 
--->says Charles Homes, Chief Executive Officer.  "His advice and guidance has been in valuable to get us to this point of
---> growth."

Hempcotrademark welcomes John Charles Ross, M.B.A., CPA, CA as the new CFO. John, a financial management professional 
--->comes to Hempcotrademark from Bay Street in Toronto with 28 years of private and public company experience, 17+ years 
--->working with high growth and early stage companies on worldwide projects. Demonstrated ability to streamline business 
--->operations that drive growth and increase efficiency, as well as bottom-line profit. Strong qualifications in the impl
--->ementation and development of financial controls and processes. Possessing solid leadership, communication and interpe
--->rsonal skills. Working the most recent 9+ years as a self employed consultant. 

John is presently consulting to:
U3O8 Corp., Xtra-Gold Resources Corp., South American Silica Corp., Vertichem Corp., Niagara Ventures Corporation.

We seek Safe Harbor.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
"Charles Holmes"  

Charles Holmes Chief Executive Officer
HEMPCO FOOD AND FIBER INC.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: 
Don Mosher, VP Capital Markets
don@hempcocanada.com 
P: 604-685-6465
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX 
--->Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Statements in this press release regarding the Company which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements"
---> that involve risks and uncertainties.  Such information can generally be identified by the use of forwarding-looking 
--->wording such as "may", "expect", "estimate", "anticipate", "intend", "believe" and "continue" or the negative thereof 
--->or similar variations. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature, th
--->ey involve inherent risks and uncertainties such as the risk that the closing may not occur for any reason.  Actual re
--->sults in each case could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements due to factors such as 
--->the decision of the TSXV to reject any grant of options or any person to act as investor relation service providers. E
--->xcept as required by law, the Company does not intend to update any changes to such statements.

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