Mr. Eric Offenberger reports
VEXT PROVIDES UPDATE ON JACKSON, OHIO DISPENSARY
In connection with the matter related to Vext Science Inc.'s Herbal Wellness Center dispensary in Jackson, Ohio, the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control has authorized the removal of all sale restrictions on the company's Vapen-branded product lines.
On Sept. 8, 2026, the DCC placed the company's Vapen products on administrative hold based on two reported adverse health events. Based on testing data and analysis, the DCC released the product hold on Oct. 14, 2026. Vapen products are being restocked across the company's Ohio dispensaries and are again available to wholesale customers. The company co-operated fully with the DCC throughout the process, including by providing product samples for independent testing.
All of the company's Ohio retail locations are fully open, and all product lines authorized for sale in Ohio are fully available.
About Vext Science Inc.
Vext Science is a specialty retailer operating in the regulated cannabis markets of Ohio and Arizona. The company owns its dispensaries and the majority of its real estate, supplying its shelves from its own cultivation and manufacturing where integration improves retail economics, and through third party sourcing where it does not. Vext generates among the highest free cash flow margins in the U.S. retail cannabis industry and applies a disciplined capital allocation framework, directing capital to its highest-returning uses while building long-term shareholder value.
Vext Science is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol VEXT and trades on the OTCQX market under the symbol VEXTF.
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