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Corporate Presentation

February 2018

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CO2 GRO Inc.

April 2018


This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, and include but are not limited to, estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives and expectations with respect to the effectiveness of CO2 GRO’s business model, future operations, products and services; the impact of regulatory initiatives on CO2 GRO’s operations, the size of and opportunities related to the markets for their products; general industry and macroeconomic growth rates, expectations related to possible joint and/or strategic ventures and statements regarding future performance.

The forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are made as of the date hereof. Unless required by law, CO2 GRO does not undertake any obligation to update publically or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise The Common Shares of the Corporation have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirement. This presentation shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of any securities of the Corporation in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

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CO2 GRO Inc. TSXV Exchange (TSXV:GROW)

BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents

Mission is to increase the growth of all value plants safely,

economically and naturally using our patented advanced

CO2 technologies

Sole focus is working with its plant grower partners and

agri-industrial partners in proving and adopting its CO2

technologies for specific growers’ plant yield needs.

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CO2 GRO Mission & Focus


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CO2 GRO Inc. Milestones

BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents Key Action Items in 2018

Finalize trials in support of provisional CO2 Foliar Spray patent

Add supporting patents surrounding foliar spray

Replicate U Guelph lettuce trials at St Cloud State University

Trials indoor cannabis 3 ACMPR’s (underway) and 2 LP’s -Canada

Trial outdoor cannabis - USA

Urban Agriculture Grow Container demonstration – The Growcer

Microgreens trials - 1st complete - Greenbelt Microgreens

Plug demonstration – Roll-And Farms

One agri-industrial partner relationship secured

First revenue target Q4/18


Provisional PCT Patent Application for CO2 Foliar Spray; Filed July 2017 used on Leaves for Faster Photosynthesis plant growth. Current trials

support patent claims.

US Patent 6,209,855 Gas infusion; US Patent 7,537,200 Controlled Atmosphere license perpetual, royalty free, for infusion of CO2

for growth of all plants. Includes CO2 capture.

Patent Development patenting arising method IP with partners; patenting

arising IP from further research work with St Cloud State University.

CO2 GRO Patent Strategy


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Indoor & Outdoor Cannabis

Highest indoor and outdoor CO2 foliar spray value is for cannabis growers. A 1M sq ft

greenhouse growing 5 crops/yr. makes $120M/crop at $6/gram

Indoor cannabis CO2 grow trials are proving one more $120M/yr. crop is possible. Outdoor

trials for one crop/yr. are to grow plants larger and faster


Best Outdoor Value Plants

Highest outdoor CO2 foliar spray yield and water value is in desert like areas

California, Arizona, Southern BC & Alberta

The best crops for CO2 foliar spray in high overhead irrigation areas -likely lettuce, tobacco,

spinach, potatoes, beans, peas and sugar beets


Best Indoor Value Plants

All greenhouses and indoor grow buildings are 100% deserts. All their nutrients and water

needs have to be “delivered” through sprinkler or root feed systems

Lettuce and microgreens, plant plugs, high value flowers and tobacco - best indoor targets.

Sprinkler racks are our dissolved CO2 interconnect point


Urban Agriculture – Grow Containers

Urban agriculture market is growing at 5%+ per year; prospective partners abound

Significant arising IP and licensing opportunities to be shared with partners

Elon Musk: “there will be a grow container on every large roof in New York City”

Global Food and Cannabis Production

Global Food Production

$8 Trillion/y (2015)

Global Greenhouse Crops

$340 Billion/y (2015)

Global Cannabis

$50 Billion

(2022)

Sources: agcensus.usda.gov; cuestaroble.com

Global CO2 Foliar Spray Market

Global Tobacco/Non-Food

$1 Trillion/y (2016)

Accelerating Growth using Dissolved CO2

Global Retail Food & Cannabis - $9 Trillion

25% Wholesale Value - $2.25 Trillion

1% market penetration - $22.5 Billion

20% Higher Yield Growth - $4.5 Billion

10% Royalty on Yield Growth - $450 Million

Annual Revenue Generation Potential

BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents Our CO2 Equipment

Scalable

Available

Integrateable

Dissolved CO2 Saves Big $$

At 1300 PPM, 60% of CO2 gassing is lost as per an OMAFRA CO2 gassing study

Dissolved CO2 at 1300 ppm stays dissolved in

water with negligible off-gassing

Annual CO2 costs of $200K-$400K/year depending on delivered CO2 cost

60% CO2 gassing loss costs $120k - $240k/year

CO2 foliar spray speeds growth AND saves $120k-$240K/yr. in CO2

CO2 Foliar Spray VS Greenhouse CO2 Gassing

Average 500,000 sq ft greenhouse uses 1500 tonnes of CO2/yr

BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents CO2GRO Management Team

John Archibald, CEO – Co-founder of gas infusion companies and CO2GRO. Sold gas infusion

companies mid-2017. Rejoined CO2GRO to monetize its assets, reorganize its management and focus

on its CO2 technologies and their successful launch into the market.

Sam Kanes, VP Business Development – Co-Founder of BOC. His agriculture network from 25 years

as Scotia Capital’s Managing Director of Fertilizer Research has greatly enriched CO2 GRO’s prospects

and contact base.

Aaron Archibald, VP Operations – As business development partner at gas infusion companies

developed various business verticals and licensees. Spent the previous 7 yrs. trading currencies for

global companies.

Stephen Gledhill, CFO – Provides financial advice, budgeting, accounting , quarterly reporting and is

our interface with the TSXV, IIROC, our lawyers and our auditors.

BOC’s Management & Board

CANADA BC Gerry Glazier, Past CEO of CO2GRO at start up BC Michael O’Connor IR, fund raising, ex-CEO of early stage gold company AB Mac MacEachern, petroleum engineer & farmer - family in the AB potato business MB Aggie Frazao, connections into MB and ND potatoes and sugar beets ON Blaine Kennedy, ex SDTC ON Kevin Ablett, clean energy consultant ON Mike Lam, master grower, produce & cannabis, consultant to CO2GRO Inc. ON Lou Klevinas, ex Rainbird irrigation expert, EU linkages ON Dom Deluca, Rockford Companies, CEO, business development brokers ON Ken Chase, viticulture, teaches grape science in Australia NS Dr. Neil Ross, agriculture expert, consultant to Aqualitas (cannabis)

USA

CA Brad Glazier, worked with NRC Canada installing CO2GRO equipment in 2011 WA Dick Crosetto, CO2GRO investor, focus on hops, based in Yakima Valley WA Tom Cripe, possible Middle East connections MI David Marshall, a NA greenhouse consultant FL Dr. George Philippidis – Asst. Professor FIU. Advises state re algae & bioenergy funding VT Iain Davies – original gas infusion patent investor

EU DE Karsten Busche, PRC Partners acting for CO2GRO in EU and certain Canadian cannabis companies trading on Frankfurt exchange

CO2 GRO Representatives

BOC’s Management & Board

John Archibald P. Eng – CEO, Director

Founding Director of BOC. Principal of gas

infusion companies Canzone and inVentures

from 2000 to sale in mid-2017

Sam Kanes, CPA, CFA – VP Dev, Director

Founding director of BOC. Former Scotia

Capital Managing Director Fertilizer and

Chemicals Research from 1987-2011

Mike Boyd MBA– Director and Chair

Founding Director and former CEO of BG Acorn

Capital Investment Fund and the Bridge Fund

Vincent Scalisi – Director

Former Chief Marketing Officer at Iovate

Healthsciences. CEO of InboxFitness.com

Dr. Gord Surgeoner – Director

Past President of Ontario Agriculture-Food

Technologies (OAFT) from 1999-2014. Past

Professor at U of Guelph

ELECTED CO2 GRO Board


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