Nutritional High Appoints CEO and Senior Scientific Advisor of Psychedelics Business Unit

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 27, 2021) - Nutritional High International Inc. (CSE: EAT) ("Nutritional High" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Walker Bass as CEO of its wholly owned subsidiary Psychedelic Science Corp. ("PSC"). In addition, the Company has appointed an experienced research executive as senior scientific advisor.

Mr. Bass is a seasoned sales and business development executive with over 25 years of experience. Mr. Bass served Executive roles at firms such as NASDAQ OMX Group and Ernst & Young, LLP. Mr. Bass has also served in the Office of Presidential Personnel at The White House.

Mr. Bass will be focused on the development of products based on the whole plant extract and will seek partnership opportunities in the pharmaceutical market to identify and develop compounds from psychedelic cacti. This pharmaceutical path will focus on securing approval of US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of diseases with high unmet medical needs through filing of Investigational New Drug and/or New Drug Applications. PSC will also take steps to file patent applications on processes and compounds to protect its future market share.

PSC has also appointed a senior scientific advisor with extensive experience in the areas of biopharmaceuticals, natural health products and product development. With prior roles leading clinical research and research operations teams across a wide range of indications, the senior scientific advisor will assist Mr. Bass in strategic scientific planning, managing external contract research and product development.

John Durfy, CEO of Nutritional High, commented - "We are very pleased to have Mr. Bass join the team and lead the initiatives at Psychedelic Science. With the support of our scientific advisor, the core team is now established in order to develop and expand the PSC business, with a focus on data and evidence generation. While Nutritional High will continue to support the PSC business, strategic alternatives for the business are currently being explored."

About Nutritional High International Inc.

Nutritional High is focused on developing and manufacturing branded products in the cannabis industry, with a specific focus on edibles and oil extracts for medical and adult recreational use. The Company works exclusively in jurisdictions where such activity is permitted and regulated by state law. Nutritional High has brought its flagship FLÏ™ edibles and vape product lines from production to market in various markets including Colorado where its award winning FLÏ™ products are manufactured by Palo Verde, LLC, which was recently purchased by the Company.

The Company signed a purchase agreement for California-based OutCo Labs and is expected to close this acquisition in the near term.

The Company also owns Psychedelic Science which is working with Rangsit University in Thailand to consider the medical benefits of various psychedelic cacti.

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For further information, please contact:

Robert Wilson
Chief Financial Officer
Nutritional High International Inc.
416-666-4005
Email: rwilson@nutritionalhigh.com

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