Aleafia Health’s FoliEdge Academy Partners with Seneca to Provide Cannabis Education Programming

• Five innovative cannabis education courses will be available to students in January 2020

TORONTO, Dec. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aleafia Health Inc.’s (TSX: ALEF, OTC: ALEAF, FRA: ARAH) (“Aleafia Health” or the “Company”) cannabis education division, FoliEdge Academy Inc., has entered into a definitive Educational Products Distribution Agreement with Seneca to develop and deliver new courses and programs focused on aspects of the cannabis industry in Canada.

There is a critical demand for all levels of cannabis education, from beginner survey courses to in-depth post-graduate certificate courses for professionals in production, medical and policy roles. It is with the goal of meeting this need by delivering top quality education that FoliEdge Academy has aligned with Seneca, a leading postsecondary institution in Ontario that is continuously innovating and developing new content for its students and stakeholders.

FoliEdge Academy and Seneca’s Faculty of Continuing Education & Training have launched five online self-study courses, including:

● Cannabis 101 A Beginner’s Guide: Broad information for the general public and anyone with an interest in the sector
● Cannabis - Patient and Family Education: Detailed information for patients and their families who have decided to undertake cannabinoid therapy
● Cannabis - Employer and Employee Education: Detailed information about policy, regulation and application for large employers and staff, unions and professionals
● Referring Doctors: Practical steps and approaches for doctors on referring patients to specialty clinics
● Cannabinoid Therapy: Curated clinical education for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare alliance workers

In addition to the new courses, FoliEdge Academy and Seneca will work together to develop tailored programs to give students the opportunity for cannabis specialization related to their career or current area of study.

FoliEdge Academy is an online cannabis education and certification platform. It features proprietary, interactive courses customized for large organizations including public and private sector employers, unions, insurance and healthcare providers, and educational institutions. FoliEdge Academy course content forms an important element of Aleafia Health’s scalable cannabis health and wellness ecosystem, integrating with the company’s medical cannabis clinic network with 70,000 patients seen to date. The evidence-based courses draw upon the Company’s 10 million-point medical cannabis dataset and other research performed by Aleafia Health.