High Tide Inc. ("High Tide" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: HITI) (TSXV: HITI) (FSE: 2LYA), a leading retail-focused cannabis company with bricks-and-mortar as well as global e-commerce assets, is pleased to announce that further to its press release dated March 3, 2022, the Company has completed its acquisition (the "Acquisition") of three operating cannabis stores in Ontario (the "Stores") operating under the name Crossroads Cannabis ("Crossroads"), for CAD$1.9 Million (the "Transaction").

The Stores are located in Stratford, Hanover, and Markdale. The Stratford store is located in a retail plaza anchored by a national discount grocery chain. The Hanover store is located in a power centre with numerous anchors including national grocery and big box retail chains. The Markdale store is well-located immediately beside the provincial liquor retailer. For the three months ended December 31, 2021, the three Crossroads locations generated annualized revenue of CAD$6.0 Million and annualized Adjusted EBITDA[1] of CAD$0.6 Million.

The Company intends to complete the acquisition of the fourth Crossroads store in Woodstock, Ontario, per its press release dated March 3, 2022, pending regulatory approvals. Once completed, the total purchase price for all four stores in the transaction will represent 3.5x annualized Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2021.