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DehydraTECH-CBD now featured in eight published, peer-reviewed papers

KELOWNA, BC / June 22, 2023 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ:LEXX)(NASDAQ:LEXXW) (the "Company" or "Lexaria"), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms announces that its groundbreaking research utilizing DehydraTECH-processed cannabidiol ("DehydraTECH-CBD") has now been published in eight peer-reviewed articles in six different publications.

The most recent paper entitled, "Differences in Plasma Cannabidiol Concentrations in Women and Men: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study" was published in June, 2023 in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

"We're proud of the impressive amount of research that our Company has been able to develop through its HYPER-H21 series of clinical studies that has now been assessed by a variety of our respected peers," said John Docherty, President of Lexaria. "Lexaria is establishing itself as one of the world's leaders in the investigation of cannabidiol for the purposes of controlling human blood pressure and we are now focused on launching a FDA-registered IND program to formally investigate DehydraTECH-CBD for hypertension this year."

This recent publication builds on the growing body of peer reviewed literature developed on Lexaria's leading research into the effects of DehydraTECH-CBD upon human health, including hypertension. Additional publications on these findings include the following:

• In September 2019, "Examination of a New Delivery Approach for Oral Cannabidiol in Healthy Subjects" was published in the journal Advances in Therapy. Also available at PubMed.
• In June 2022, "Chronic Effects of Effective Oral Cannabidiol Delivery on 24-h Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Vascual Outcomes in Treated and Untreated Hypertension (HYPER-H21-4): Study Protocol for a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, and Crossover Study" was published in the Journal of Personalized Medicine. Also available at PubMed.
• In April, 2023, "Trial of a Novel Oral Cannabinoid Formulation in Patients with Hypertension" was published in Pharmaceuticals. Also available at PubMed.
• "Chronic Effects of Oral Cannabidiol Delivery on 24-h Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension" was also published in April, 2023 in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. Also available at PubMed.
• "CBD supplementation reduces arterial blood pressure via modulation of the sympatho-chromaffin system" was additionally published in April, 2023 in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. Also available at PubMed.
• In June 2023, "The Influence of Oral Cannabidiol on 24-h Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Untreated Hypertension" was published in Advances in Therapy. Also available at PubMed.
• "Effects of CBD supplementation on ambulatory blood pressure and serum urotensin-II concentrations in Caucasian patients with essential hypertension" was also published in June, 2023 in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. Also available at PubMed.

The global cardiovascular drugs market was worth US$146.5 billion in 2022 and expected to reach $173.5 billion in 2026 and by geography, North America is the biggest market in the world making US patent protection a necessity in the pursuit of commercial markets. The broad fields of heart disease and of diabetes are emerging as two primary areas of interest for Lexaria, where DehydraTECH-CBD has already generated very positive pilot-study data.

About Lexaria Bioscience Corp.

Lexaria Bioscience Corp.'s patented drug delivery technology, DehydraTECH™, improves the way active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) enter the bloodstream through oral delivery. Since 2016, DehydraTECH has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to increase bio-absorption with cannabinoids, antiviral drugs, PDE5 inhibitors and more. DehydraTECH has also evidenced an ability to deliver some drugs more effectively across the blood brain barrier. Lexaria operates a licensed in-house research laboratory and holds a robust intellectual property portfolio with 34 patents granted and many patents pending worldwide. For more information, please visit www.lexariabioscience.com.

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release includes forward-looking statements. Statements as such term is defined under applicable securities laws. These statements may be identified by words such as "anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements by the company relating the Company's ability to carry out research initiatives, receive regulatory approvals or grants or experience positive effects or results from any research or study. Such forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting the Company's best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that the Company will actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements. As such, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the Company include, but are not limited to, government regulation and regulatory approvals, managing and maintaining growth, the effect of adverse publicity, litigation, competition, scientific discovery, the patent application and approval process, potential adverse effects arising from the testing or use of products utilizing the DehydraTECH technology, the Company's ability to maintain existing collaborations and realize the benefits thereof, delays or cancellations of planned R&D that could occur related to pandemics or for other reasons, and other factors which may be identified from time to time in the Company's public announcements and periodic filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR. The Company provides links to third-party websites only as a courtesy to readers and disclaims any responsibility for the thoroughness, accuracy or timeliness of information at third-party websites. There is no assurance that any of Lexaria's postulated uses, benefits, or advantages for the patented and patent-pending technology will in fact be realized in any manner or in any part. No statement herein has been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Lexaria-associated products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or links to third-party websites contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

INVESTOR CONTACT:
George Jurcic - Head of Investor Relations
[email protected]
Phone: 250-765-6424, ext 202

SOURCE: Lexaria Bioscience Corp.

• Total of 6 new granted patents received by Lexaria so far in 2023
• Lexaria now holds 34 granted patents world-wide

KELOWNA, BC / June 20, 2023 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ:LEXX)(NASDAQ:LEXXW) (the "Company" or "Lexaria"), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms announces that it has received notifications of four new granted patents.

Lexaria has been granted a new Canadian patent under our Patent Family #1: Food and Beverage Compositions Infused with Lipophilic Active Agents and Methods of Use Thereof. This is Lexaria's 18^th patent in this Patent Family and our first patent for this Patent Family issued in Canada.

Also in Canada, Lexaria has been granted a new patent under our Patent Family #8: Compositions Infused with Nicotine Compounds and Methods of Use Thereof which was previously announced as "allowed" on April 20, 2023. This is Lexaria's second patent in this Patent Family, following a similar patent issuance in Australia in 2022.

Lexaria has also been granted two new US patents under our Patent Family #21. The first being for Pharmaceutical Compositions and Methods for Treating Hypertension; and the second being for Compositions and Methods for Treating Hypertension, which was previously announced as "allowed" on April 20, 2023. Lexaria points out that one of these patent awards is specifically for pharmaceutical compositions while the other patent award is for non-pharmaceutical compositions, each of which reinforce Lexaria's commercial opportunities in the separate pharmaceutical and consumer markets.

Lexaria believes these two hypertension-related patents could be of particular importance related to the Company's pursuit of utilizing DehydraTECH-CBD in relation to our expected upcoming FDA Investigational New Drug application. The outcomes of our completed HYPER-H21 series of hypertension studies were instrumental in achieving these patent grants. These are Lexaria's first and second granted patents in this Patent Family #21.

The global cardiovascular drugs market was worth US$146.5 billion in 2022 and expected to reach $173.5 billion in 2026 and by geography, North America is the biggest market in the world making US patent protection a necessity in the pursuit of commercial markets.

About Lexaria Bioscience Corp.

Lexaria Bioscience Corp.'s patented drug delivery technology, DehydraTECH™, improves the way active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) enter the bloodstream through oral delivery. Since 2016, DehydraTECH has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to increase bio-absorption with cannabinoids, antiviral drugs, PDE5 inhibitors and more. DehydraTECH has also evidenced an ability to deliver some drugs more effectively across the blood brain barrier. Lexaria operates a licensed in-house research laboratory and holds a robust intellectual property portfolio with 34 patents granted and many patents pending worldwide. For more information, please visit www.lexariabioscience.com.

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release includes forward-looking statements. Statements as such term is defined under applicable securities laws. These statements may be identified by words such as "anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements by the company relating the Company's ability to carry out research initiatives, receive regulatory approvals or grants or experience positive effects or results from any research or study. Such forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting the Company's best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that the Company will actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements. As such, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the Company include, but are not limited to, government regulation and regulatory approvals, managing and maintaining growth, the effect of adverse publicity, litigation, competition, scientific discovery, the patent application and approval process, potential adverse effects arising from the testing or use of products utilizing the DehydraTECH technology, the Company's ability to maintain existing collaborations and realize the benefits thereof, delays or cancellations of planned R&D that could occur related to pandemics or for other reasons, and other factors which may be identified from time to time in the Company's public announcements and periodic filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR. The Company provides links to third-party websites only as a courtesy to readers and disclaims any responsibility for the thoroughness, accuracy or timeliness of information at third-party websites. There is no assurance that any of Lexaria's postulated uses, benefits, or advantages for the patented and patent-pending technology will in fact be realized in any manner or in any part. No statement herein has been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Lexaria-associated products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or links to third-party websites contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

INVESTOR CONTACT:

George Jurcic - Head of Investor Relations
[email protected]
Phone: 250-765-6424, ext 202

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• Blood glucose levels reduced by 19.9% with DehydraTECH-CBD
• Improvements in kidney function also demonstrated

KELOWNA, BC / June 16, 2023 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (Nasdaq:LEXX)(Nasdaq:LEXXW) (the "Company" or "Lexaria"), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms is pleased to report upon additional findings from its diabetes animal study DIAB-A22-1, and also provide updates on two other applied R&D programs.

Diabetes: DIAB-A22-1

As announced on March 2, 2023, Lexaria completed initial testing using DehydraTECH-CBD in its diabetes animal model study that produced three positive outcomes including weight loss in obese diabetic-conditioned animals, together with improved triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Following this, Lexaria undertook a further round of analysis to explore additional study outcomes, including the use of an alternate blood glucose assay detection system with higher detection sensitivity than was used in the initial testing round.

Using the Antech hexokinase blood chemistry test panel methodology, Lexaria discovered that blood glucose levels were statistically significantly lowered by 19.9 ± 7% in the obese diabetic-conditioned animals treated with the DehydraTECH-CBD 30 mg/Kg dose (yellow bar above) (*p<0.05) compared to the obese vehicle control animals. This appears to be a new discovery of a property not generally known to be associated with generic CBD treatment.

Kidney function was also evaluated compared to the vehicle control animals by examination of the levels of blood urea nitrogen ("BUN"), creatinine, and assessment of the BUN/creatinine ratio. BUN levels were reduced by 27.9% +/- 5% (***p<0.001) in the obese animals receiving DehydraTECH-CBD. Creatinine levels were also improved with a 16.8% +/-7% increase in the obese animals receiving DehydraTECH-CBD, although this improvement was not statistically significant.

Astonishingly, the calculated BUN/creatinine ratio in the obese animals being treated with DehydraTECH-CBD returned to a healthy range nearly equal to that of the lean animals, with a 55.1% +/-16% reduction (*p<0.05) (yellow bars above indicate DehydraTECH-CBD treatment). This may reflect an effect of DehydraTECH-CBD to correct abnormal kidney function in this animal model as another prospective benefit in treating pathological conditions commonly associated with diabetes.

DehydraTECH-CBD's ability to reduce blood sugar levels in animals is extremely encouraging and certainly warrants additional investigation. According to the Center for Disease Control, managing your blood sugar levels is important to avoid diabetes-related conditions such as vision loss, heart disease, and kidney disease. Generic CBD has not, in general, been found to be effective in controlling blood sugars and the Company has not yet discovered whether DehydraTECH-CBD might be effective in blood-sugar control in humans.

Dementia: DEM-A22-1

As announced on November 10, 2022, study DEM-A22-1 was undertaken in thirty-two Long Evans rats using the established novel object recognition test ("NOR"), which is used to assess memory in rodents, in order to investigate whether DehydraTECH-CBD enables any pro-cognitive performance enhancements in this model, potentially of use in dementia treatment.

The findings from this study were generally unremarkable and several unexpected study complications may have muted efficacy distinction ability. Most notably, the aged rats where cognitive impairment was expected to be most obvious did not, in fact, adequately exhibit this impaired tendency, making "improvements" difficult to measure. Also, animals in the high dose DehydraTECH-CBD cohort exhibited reduced locomotor activity, which may have indicated that treatment at this level produced sedative activity, also masking any prospective cognitive improvement. Together, these inconclusive results may point to required study design improvements necessary for a more concrete set of results.

While this research did not produce any notable outcomes, Lexaria now recognizes that previous research by other investigators using CBD in this animal model has required dosing over a much longer duration (over a period of several weeks in order to demonstrate NOR enhancement), than Lexaria has thus far evaluated-. Lexaria will consider this if further testing is considered in future, potentially also including DehydraTECH-processed nicotine, as previously announced, as another agent known to enhance cognitive performance when effectively delivered.

Epilepsy: EPIL-A21-1

As announced on November 29, 2022, Lexaria successfully completed two parts of its EPIL-A21-1 study program designed to evaluate the effectiveness of its DehydraTECH-CBD compared to one of the world's leading anti-seizure medications, Epidiolex®, in reducing seizure activity using an established, vehicle-controlled, acute animal seizure model induced by electrical stimulation ("MES"). The findings from this work appear to demonstrate that DehydraTECH-CBD had effectiveness at lower doses and with greater rapidity than Epidiolex®.

Since that time, Lexaria has also completed a final MES study under its EPIL-A21-1 program designed to establish an ED50 (i.e., the dose required to achieve seizure inhibition in 50% of the animals tested) for DehydraTECH-CBD in this animal model, where ED50 determination is a common performance metric in preclinical animal studies for developmental therapeutics. This ED50 study was designed with an objective to hopefully corroborate Lexaria's prior MES experimental findings. Lexaria is pleased to confirm that the outcome demonstrated that DehydraTECH-CBD was most effective at a dose of 75 mg/Kg, also as previously reported from the initial round of work in this animal model which compared favourably to Epidiolex® that generally required a higher dose of 100 mg/Kg to achieve comparable findings.

About DehydraTECH

DehydraTECH is a patented drug delivery formulation and processing platform technology Lexaria has developed and is investigating for a variety of beneficial molecules. DehydraTECH is designed to improve the way active molecules enter the bloodstream upon oral ingestion. DehydraTECH has also demonstrated enhanced delivery of certain active molecules into brain tissue, which Lexaria believes to be of particular importance for centrally active compounds. Lexaria has also developed DehydraTECH formulations for other applications demonstrating superior bio-absorption when administered intraorally and topically.

About Lexaria Bioscience Corp.

Lexaria Bioscience Corp.'s patented drug delivery technology, DehydraTECH™, improves the way active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) enter the bloodstream through oral delivery. Since 2016, DehydraTECH has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to increase bio-absorption with cannabinoids, antiviral drugs, PDE5 inhibitors and more. DehydraTECH has also evidenced an ability to deliver some drugs more effectively across the blood brain barrier. Lexaria operates a licensed in-house research laboratory and holds a robust intellectual property portfolio with 30 patents granted and many patents pending worldwide. For more information, please visit www.lexariabioscience.com.

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release includes forward-looking statements. Statements as such term is defined under applicable securities laws. These statements may be identified by words such as "anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements by the company relating the Company's ability to carry out research initiatives, receive regulatory approvals or grants or experience positive effects or results from any research or study. Such forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting the Company's best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that the Company will actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements. As such, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the Company include, but are not limited to, government regulation and regulatory approvals, managing and maintaining growth, the effect of adverse publicity, litigation, competition, scientific discovery, the patent application and approval process, potential adverse effects arising from the testing or use of products utilizing the DehydraTECH technology, the Company's ability to maintain existing collaborations and realize the benefits thereof, delays or cancellations of planned R&D that could occur related to pandemics or for other reasons, and other factors which may be identified from time to time in the Company's public announcements and periodic filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR. The Company provides links to third-party websites only as a courtesy to readers and disclaims any responsibility for the thoroughness, accuracy or timeliness of information at third-party websites. There is no assurance that any of Lexaria's postulated uses, benefits, or advantages for the patented and patent-pending technology will in fact be realized in any manner or in any part. No statement herein has been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Lexaria-associated products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or links to third-party websites contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

INVESTOR CONTACT:

George Jurcic - Head of Investor Relations
[email protected]
Phone: 250-765-6424, ext 202

SOURCE: Lexaria Bioscience Corp.

KELOWNA, BC / June 12, 2023 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (Nasdaq:LEXX)(Nasdaq:LEXXW) (the "Company" or "Lexaria"), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms announces the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer.

Effective immediately, Mike Shankman has been appointed as outsourced CFO. Mike is an experienced accounting and finance professional who has held senior positions with companies in the biotechnology, medical devices, and software as a service industries. In his role as a consultant with NOW CFO, one of his current clients is a publicly traded clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. Former clients include a medical device maker for which Mike collaborated with independent auditors and investment bankers through the completion of an initial public offering. The client began trading on the NASDAQ in 2022.

Mike holds an active license as a Certified Public Accountant and a Masters in Business Administration with a Finance concentration from California State University, East Bay. He lives with his wife in Danville, California. Mr. Chris Bunka will also assume the role of principal financial officer at this time.

Lexaria is grateful to its outgoing CFO, Mr. Greg Downey, for his many contributions and wishes him every success in his future endeavours.

About Lexaria Bioscience Corp.

Lexaria Bioscience Corp.'s patented drug delivery technology, DehydraTECH™, improves the way active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) enter the bloodstream through oral delivery. Since 2016, DehydraTECH has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to increase bio-absorption with cannabinoids, antiviral drugs, PDE5 inhibitors and more. DehydraTECH has also evidenced an ability to deliver some drugs more effectively across the blood brain barrier. Lexaria operates a licensed in-house research laboratory and holds a robust intellectual property portfolio with 30 patents granted and many patents pending worldwide. For more information, please visit www.lexariabioscience.com.

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release includes forward-looking statements. Statements as such term is defined under applicable securities laws. These statements may be identified by words such as "anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements by the company relating the Company's ability to carry out research initiatives, receive regulatory approvals or grants or experience positive effects or results from any research or study. Such forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting the Company's best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that the Company will actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements. As such, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the Company include, but are not limited to, government regulation and regulatory approvals, managing and maintaining growth, the effect of adverse publicity, litigation, competition, scientific discovery, the patent application and approval process, potential adverse effects arising from the testing or use of products utilizing the DehydraTECH technology, the Company's ability to maintain existing collaborations and realize the benefits thereof, delays or cancellations of planned R&D that could occur related to pandemics or for other reasons, and other factors which may be identified from time to time in the Company's public announcements and periodic filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR. The Company provides links to third-party websites only as a courtesy to readers and disclaims any responsibility for the thoroughness, accuracy or timeliness of information at third-party websites. There is no assurance that any of Lexaria's postulated uses, benefits, or advantages for the patented and patent-pending technology will in fact be realized in any manner or in any part. No statement herein has been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Lexaria-associated products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or links to third-party websites contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

INVESTOR CONTACT:

George Jurcic - Head of Investor Relations
[email protected]
Phone: 250-765-6424, ext 202

SOURCE: Lexaria Bioscience Corp.