Red Light Holland’s Largest Psilocybin Shipment Received by CCrest Labs in Montreal with Health Canada Approved Import Permit

• Red Light Holland Advances Psilocybin Research Collaboration with CCrest Labs and PharmAla Biotech

• Largest Shipment of Psilocybin from the Company’s Farm in the Netherlands to Canada Successfully Completed

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – April 12, 2024) – Red Light Holland Corp. (CSE: TRIP) (FSE: 4YX) (OTCQB: TRUFF) (“Red Light Holland” or the “Company”), a company engaged in the production, growth and sale of functional mushrooms and mushroom home grow kits in North America and Europe and a premium brand of psilocybin truffles to the legal, recreational market within the Netherlands, in compliance with all applicable laws, is pleased to announce significant progress in its collaboration with CCrest Laboratories Inc. (“CCrest Labs”), a cGMP-certified pharmaceutical laboratory based in Montreal, which possesses a Controlled Drugs and Substances Dealer’s License and PharmAla Biotech Holdings Inc. (CSE: MDMA) (OTCQB: MDXXF) (“PharmAla”), following the successful shipment of psilocybin truffles to Canada.

On April 8th, 2024, Red Light Holland initiated its largest shipment to date, sending 5 kg (5000 grams) of freshly cultivated natural psilocybin truffles from its farm in the Netherlands to CCrest Labs in Montreal, Canada. This milestone shipment, facilitated by a 5th Health Canada approved psilocybin import permit, marks a pivotal moment in the Company’s commitment to advancing psychedelic research.

“We are excited to continue our work with CCrest Laboratories and PharmAla as we delve deeper into the therapeutic potential of psilocybin,” said Todd Shapiro, CEO and Director of Red Light Holland. “This largest and most significant shipment to date, underscores our dedication to research and development in the psychedelic space. We anticipate near term insights and updates to emerge from this collaboration.”

The truffles will be utilized in an experimental research project aimed at developing a process for commercial manufacturing of natural-source Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) derived from Red Light Holland’s psilocybin truffles. This project represents a critical step towards expanding access to standardized psilocybin products and exploring their potential therapeutic applications.

About Red Light Holland

Red Light Holland is an Ontario-based corporation engaged in the production, growth and sale of functional mushrooms and mushroom home grow kits in North America and Europe, and a premium brand of psilocybin truffles to the legal, recreational market within the Netherlands, in compliance with all applicable laws.

For additional information on the Company:

Todd Shapiro
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Tel: 647-643-TRIP (8747)
Email: todd@redlight.co
Website: www.RedLight.co

About PharmAla

PharmAla Biotech Holdings Inc. (CSE: MDMA) (OTCQB: MDXXF) is a biotechnology company focused on the research, development, and manufacturing of MDXX class molecules, including MDMA. PharmAla was founded with a dual focus: alleviating the global backlog of generic, clinical-grade MDMA to enable clinical trials as well as commercial sales in selected jurisdictions, and to develop novel drugs in the same class. PharmAla is the only company currently provisioning clinical-grade MDMA for patient treatments outside of clinical trials. PharmAla’s research and development unit has completed proof-of-concept research into several IP families, including ALA-002, its lead drug candidate. PharmAla is a “regulatory first” organization, formed under the principle that true success in the psychedelics industry will only be achieved through excellent relationships with regulators.

For more information, please contact:

Nicholas Kadysh
Chief Executive Officer
PharmAla Biotech Holdings Inc.
Email: press@PharmAla.ca
Phone: 1-855-444-6362
Website: www.PharmAla.ca

About Shaman Pharma Corp.

Shaman Pharma is a federally registered Canadian corporation with the mission to power outstanding psychedelic life science innovation. Accelerating time-to-market through its portfolio of assets, Shaman launches and consolidates revenue-driven pharma-biotech life sciences ventures focused on supplying psychedelic drugs & novel active ingredients.

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This press release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. These statements relate to future events or future performance. The use of any of the words “could”, “intend”, “expect”, “believe”, “will”, “projected”, “estimated” and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking information and are based on the Company’s current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such future events.

The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the Company’s performance, business objectives and milestones and the anticipated timing thereof, and costs in connection with, the execution or achievement of such objectives and milestones, including its plans to continue seeking legal opportunities to increase responsible access to natural psilocybin around the world and PharmAla’s development and distribution of the Company’s psilocybin; the Company and the Company’s partners to maintain its stated licenses and obtain all necessary additional licenses and regulatory approval required for the Company to carry out its plans as described; the expectations with respect to the Company’s latest Health Canada approved psilocybin import; the Company’s continued commitment towards ensuring legal, responsible access to Red Light’s standardized natural psilocybin products; the Company’s commitment to making further announcements with respect to its overall R&D project, including its partnership with PharmAla and the research project to develop a process for the commercial manufacture of natural-source Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) derived from the Company’s psilocybin truffles; the Company proving out potential therapeutic benefits of Psilocybin; the Company receiving important insights from naturally occurring psilocybin truffles; and The Company’s ability to expand access to psilocybin products.

Forward-Looking information in this press release are based on certain assumptions and expected future events, namely: the Company’s ability to maintain or exceed its current performance, and carry out its business objectives and milestones and under the anticipated timing and costs in connection with, the execution or achievement of such objectives and milestones; the Company and the Company’s partners’ abilities, including PharmAla and CCrest Laboratories, to maintain its stated licenses and obtain all necessary additional licenses and regulatory approval required for the Company to carry out its plans as described; the Company’s ability to realize its plans for its latest Health Canada approved psilocybin import; the Company’s ability for its continued commitment towards ensuring legal, responsible access to Red Light’s standardized natural psilocybin products; the Company’s ability to maintain its commitment to making further announcements with respect to its overall R&D project, including its partnership with PharmAla and their research project to develop a process for the commercial manufacture of natural-source Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) derived from the Company’s psilocybin truffles; the Company proving out potential therapeutic benefits of Psilocybin; the Company receiving important insights from naturally occurring psilocybin truffles; and the ability to expand access to psilocybin products.

These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including but not limited to: the Company’s inability to maintain or exceed its current performance, and carry out its business objectives and milestones and under the anticipated timing and costs in connection with, the execution or achievement of such objectives and milestones; the Company and the Company’s partners’ inabilities, including PharmAla and CCrest Laboratories, to maintain its stated licenses and obtain all necessary additional licenses and regulatory approval required for the Company to carry out its plans as described; the Company’s inability to realize upon its plans for its latest Health Canada approved psilocybin import; the Company’s inability to maintain its commitment towards ensuring legal, responsible access to Red Light’s standardized natural psilocybin products; the Company’s inability to maintain its commitment to making further announcements with respect to its overall R&D project, including its partnership with PharmAla; and The Company’s ability to expand access to psilocybin products.

The Company cannot make medical claims and is purely in a R&D phase with its partners CCrest Labs and PharmAla Biotech Holdings inc.

Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are placed will occur. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.

Forward-Looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and reflect the Company’s expectations as of the date hereof and are subject to change thereafter. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.

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