TORONTO, Jan. 18, 2019 /CNW/ – Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON) (" Cronos Group " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce that the meeting materials for a special meeting of holders (the " Shareholders ") of common shares of the Company (the " Common Shares ") to be held on February 21, 2019 (the " Meeting "), including the management proxy circular dated December 31, 2018 (the " Circular "), prepared in connection with the proposed C$2.4 billion equity investment by Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) (" Altria ") in Cronos Group (the " Investment ") previously announced on December 7, 2018, have been mailed to Shareholders and filed with the relevant Canadian securities regulators.