Lowell Farms Inc. has named Summer Frein and Ann Lawrenceto its board of directors. Ms. Frein currently serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of Turning Point Brands. Her oversight includes brand management, creative services, e-commerce, business intelligence, marketing services, and consumer insights.

Prior to joining Turning Point Brands, Summer held a variety of senior leadership roles – across sales, digital strategy, marketing, and strategy and business development – over the course of 15 years at Cronos Group and Altria Group Inc. As General Manager of Cronos Group, USA, she was responsible for implementing and defining the strategy and execution across all areas of the business including sales strategy, marketing, and operations. She has also held a number of senior level roles at Altria, where she led the cannabis research and investment strategy within the Strategy and Business Development Group. Ms. Lawrence is a widely respected executive and attorney currently serving as the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of a Southern California collection of cannabis companies comprising a distribution company and two popular retail dispensaries: The Rose Collective and The Farmacy Westwood, both of which are long-term customers of Lowell Farms Inc. Her extensive experience in California's cannabis industry includes leadership in the areas of retail, branding, manufacturing, cultivation, and distribution, along with an expertise with California's unique regulatory and compliance challenges.

Throughout her career, Ms. Lawrence has built multiple retail storefronts in Los Angeles' competitive cannabis space that have consistently outperformed the market and maintained consistent success and excellence. She designed operational efficiencies for boutique cannabis brands, and has personal experience as the owner of various cannabis brands. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of a centralized distribution facility that focuses on growing local brands and managing retail stores in Southern California by providing distribution, logistical, and consulting support to retailers, helping them to compete and succeed.

Ms. Frein and Ms. Lawrence will begin their tenures on the board of directors effective immediately. The addition of Ms. Frein and Ms. Lawrence follows the departure of Stephanie Harkness and Bruce Gates from the Lowell Farms Inc. board. Mr. Gates will continue to serve the board as an observer.