Letter Agreement by and among John Griese, Cronos USA Client Services LLC, and Hortican Inc., dated November 7, 2022

Dear John,

This letter agreement (this “Letter Agreement”), effective as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”), sets forth the terms and conditions of our agreement regarding the separation of your employment with Cronos USA Client Services LLC, a limited liability company incorporated in the State of Delaware (“CCS”), and Hortican Inc., a corporation organized under the federal laws of Canada (“Hortican), wholly owned subsidiaries of Cronos Group Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (“Cronos Group”). Unless context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used in this Letter Agreement that are not defined herein have the meanings set forth in your Employment Agreement with the CCS, dated as of January 10, 2022 (the “Employment Agreement”). For the avoidance of doubt, this Letter Agreement supersedes our letter dated October 18, 2022 regarding your separation from the Company.

(a)As of the January 18, 2023 (the “Separation Date”), you voluntarily and irrevocably resign from (i) your employment with CCS and Hortican (together, the “Company”), and (iii) all other positions you may hold as an officer or director (or similar or equivalent position) of CCS, Hortican, Cronos Group or any subsidiary thereof (collectively, the “Resignations”). CCS, Hortican and Cronos Group hereby accept, acknowledge and agree to the Resignations. If any other documentation is necessary to properly effectuate the Resignations, you agree to cooperate reasonably and promptly in executing and delivering such documentation at the request of the Company or Cronos Group.

(b)From the Effective Date to the Separation Date: (i) you shall continue to be employed by CCS and Hortican but shall cease to serve as Senior Vice President, Head of Operations of Cronos Group, (ii) you shall not perform any work except responding to inquiries in a timely manner to facilitate the transition of your duties and responsibilities; (iii) the Company may in good faith reassign or reduce your duties and responsibilities and restrict your network access; and (iv) you shall continue to be paid the Base Salary, and shall direct the Company as to whether the Base Salary should be paid by CCS as set forth in the Employment Agreement or by Hortican as set forth your letter agreement with Hortican and CCS dated August 26, 2022.

(c)The Company shall: (i) pay any accrued but unpaid vacation pay owing for the period up to the Separation Date; and (ii) reimburse your documented expenses properly incurred prior to the Effective Date in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy. Except as set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) of this Letter Agreement, your participation in CCS’s benefit plans shall end on the Separation Date.

Contingent on your execution and non-revocation of the Release and Waiver of Claims attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”) on or following the Separation Date in accordance with the timing set forth therein, and subject to: (i) Section 3 of this Letter Agreement, (ii) your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Letter Agreement and the post-employment obligations set forth in Article 7 of the Employment Agreement, including without limitation, as relates to confidentiality, intellectual property, and return of property, in consideration of amounts in excess of the minimum requirements under applicable law:

(a)CCS shall, in full satisfaction of the Company’s obligations to you:

i.pay you US $139,615, which represents six (6) months of your annual base salary, payable by way of lump sum payment within sixty (60) days after the Separation Date;

ii.pay you US $4,688.04, which is equal to six (6) months of the employer portion of your benefits premiums, in lieu of continuing your group insured benefits following the termination of your employment; and

iii.continue your eligibility to receive an annual cash award in respect of the 2022 fiscal year (the “Bonus”) and determine the amount of the Bonus, if any, based on the criteria set forth in the Cronos Group Discretionary Short-Term Incentive Compensation Program (the “STIC Program”). The Bonus, if any, shall be: (A) paid on the same date on which awards under STIC Program are provided to other Cronos Group executive officers in respect of the 2022 fiscal year, and (B) determined as though you were actively employed during the entire 2022 fiscal year. For the avoidance of doubt, you shall not be eligible to receive an annual cash award under the STIC Program in respect of the 2023 fiscal year; and

(b)Cronos Group shall, in full satisfaction of its obligations to you, continue the vesting of any outstanding and unvested equity awards held by you as of the Separation Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable award agreements as though you continued to provide services to the Company or Cronos Group until the original vesting dates. For the avoidance of doubt, except as set forth in this Section 2(b), your entitlements in respect of any equity-based awards shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the applicable equity award plan and the applicable award agreements.

You understand and agree that the entitlements under this Section 2 are provided in satisfaction of your entitlements to notice of termination, pay in lieu of notice, termination pay, and severance pay owing from the Company and their affiliates, whether under the Employment Agreement, any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or any of its affiliates, applicable law (including the common law), or otherwise. You shall not be entitled to any other payments or benefits except as specifically provided herein.

You understand and agree that any cash, equity or equity-based compensation paid or provided pursuant to Section 2 of this Letter Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of Cronos Group’s Clawback Policy in effect from time to time, and may be subject to a requirement that such compensation be repaid to the Company after it has been distributed to you.

You hereby affirm that the restrictive covenants and other post-employment obligations contained in the Employment Agreement are and shall remain in effect and enforceable in accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement, and you hereby reaffirm the existence and reasonableness of those obligations (including, without limitation, any non-disclosure and non-disparagement obligations). The Company and Cronos Group agree to direct their officers not to make any statement or announcement that disparages, defames, or slanders you.

You agree, upon the Company’s request, to cooperate with the Company in any investigation, litigation, arbitration or regulatory proceeding regarding events that occurred during your tenure with the Company and/or its affiliates, including by making yourself reasonably available to consult with the Company’s counsel. The Company shall reimburse you for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that you incur in extending such cooperation, so long as you provide satisfactory documentation of the expenses.

Cronos Group hereby affirms that the Indemnity Agreement between you and Cronos Group shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms following the Separation Date.

You understand and agree that the Company shall make such deductions and withholdings from your remuneration and any other payments or benefits provided to you pursuant to this Letter Agreement as may be required by law.

This Letter Agreement may only be amended by written agreement executed by CCS, Hortican, Cronos Group and you.

You acknowledge that you have been encouraged to obtain independent legal advice regarding the execution of this Letter Agreement, and that you have either obtained such advice or voluntarily chosen not to do so, and hereby waive any objections or claims you may make resulting from any failure on your part to obtain such advice.

All costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Letter Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Letter Agreement including all costs, fees and expenses of representatives of the parties hereto, shall be paid by the party incurring such cost, fee or expense.

This Letter Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Letter Agreement by electronic transmission, including in portable document format (.pdf), shall be deemed as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Letter Agreement.

If you agree that this Letter Agreement correctly memorializes our understandings, please sign and return this Letter Agreement, which shall become a binding agreement as of the Effective Date.

GENERAL RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS (this “Release”), by the undersigned (hereinafter called the “Releasor”) in favor of Cronos Group Inc. (“Cronos Group”) and its subsidiaries, including Cronos USA Client Services LLC (“Cronos USA”) and Hortican Inc. (“Hortican”, together with Cronos Group and CCS, the “Employer”) and affiliates, stockholders, beneficial owners of its stock, its current or former officers, directors, employees, members, attorneys and agents, and their predecessors, successors and assigns, individually and in their official capacities (hereinafter called the “Releasees”).

WHEREAS, Releasor has been employed by Cronos USA and Hortican as Senior Vice President, Head of Operations of Cronos Group;

WHEREAS, Releasor resigned from his employment with Cronos USA and Hortican effective as of January 18, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Releasor is seeking certain payments under Section 6.3 of the Employment Agreement entered into by Cronos USA, the Releasor and, solely for the purposes specified therein, Cronos Group, dated January 10, 2022 (hereinafter called the “Employment Agreement”), as set forth in the Letter Agreement between Cronos USA, Hortican, Cronos Group and Releasor dated November 7, 2022 (hereinafter called the “Letter Agreement”), that are conditioned on the effectiveness of this Release.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of such payments and benefits and the covenants and agreements set forth in the Letter Agreement, the parties agree as follows:

1.GENERAL RELEASE. Releasor knowingly and voluntarily waives, terminates, cancels, releases and discharges forever the Releasees from any and all suits, actions, causes of action, claims, allegations, rights, obligations, liabilities, demands, entitlements or charges (collectively, “Claims”) that Releasor (or Releasor’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns) has or may have, whether known, unknown or unforeseen, vested or contingent, by reason of any matter, cause or thing occurring at any time before and including the date of this Release, including all claims arising under or in connection with Releasor’s employment, or termination or resignation of employment with the Employer, including, without limitation: Claims under United States federal, state or local law and the national, provincial or local law of any foreign country (statutory or decisional), including without limitation Canada, for wrongful, abusive, constructive or unlawful discharge or dismissal, for breach of any contract, or for discrimination based upon race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other unlawful criterion or circumstance, including rights or Claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 (“OWBPA”), violations of the Equal Pay Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Ontario Pay Equity Act, the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, and the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, including all amendments to any of the aforementioned acts; and violations of any other federal, state, provincial or municipal fair employment statutes or laws, including, without limitation, violations of any other law, rule, regulation, or ordinance pertaining to employment, wages, compensation, hours worked, or any other Claims for compensation or bonuses, whether or not paid under any compensation plan or arrangement; breach of contract; tort and other common law Claims (including, without limitation, any common law Claims to notice of termination, pay in lieu of notice of termination, termination pay or severance pay); defamation; libel; slander; impairment of economic opportunity defamation; sexual harassment; retaliation; attorneys’ fees; emotional distress; intentional infliction of emotional distress; assault; battery, pain and suffering; and punitive or exemplary damages (the “Released Matters”). In addition, in consideration of the provisions of this Release, Releasor further agrees to waive any and all rights under the laws of any jurisdiction in the United States, Canada, or any other country, that limit a general release to those Claims that are known or suspected to exist in Releasor’s favor as of the Release

Effective Date (as defined below). Releasor further represents and acknowledges that the Releasees have complied with the Human Rights Code (Ontario) in respect of the Releasor’s employment and the cessation of such employment.

Thus, notwithstanding the purpose of implementing a full and complete release and discharge of the claims released by this Release, Releasor expressly acknowledges that this Release is intended to include in its effect, without limitation, all claims which Releasor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of execution hereof arising out of or relating in any way to the subject matter of the actions referred to herein above and that this Release contemplates the extinguishment of any such claims.

2.SURVIVING CLAIMS. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Release shall not:

(i)release any Claims for payment of amounts payable under the Letter Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 2 thereof);

(ii)release any Claim for employee benefits under plans covered by ERISA to the extent any such Claim may not lawfully be waived or for any payments or benefits under any Employer plans that have vested (including any 401(k) plan) according to the terms of those plans;

(iii)release any Claim or right Releasor may have pursuant to indemnification, advancement, defense, or reimbursement pursuant to any applicable D&O policies, any similar insurance policies, applicable law or otherwise;

(iv)release any Claim that may not lawfully be waived in a private agreement between the parties; or

(v)limit Releasor’s rights under applicable law to provide truthful information to any governmental entity or to file a charge with or participate in an investigation conducted by any governmental entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Releasor agrees to waive Releasor’s right to recover monetary damages in connection with any charge, complaint or lawsuit filed by Releasor or anyone else on Releasor’s behalf (whether involving a governmental entity or not); provided that Releasor is not agreeing to waive, and this Release shall not be read as requiring Releasor to waive, any right Releasor may have to receive an award for information provided to any governmental entity.

3.ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS. Releasor further represents and warrants that Releasor has not filed any civil action, suit, arbitration, administrative charge, or legal proceeding against any Releasees nor, has Releasor assigned, pledged, or hypothecated as of the Release Effective Date any Claim to any person and no other person has an interest in the Claims that he is releasing.

4.ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY RELEASOR. Releasor acknowledges and agrees that Releasor has read this Release in its entirety and that this Release is a general release of all known and unknown Claims. Releasor further acknowledges and agrees that:

(i)this Release does not release, waive or discharge any rights or Claims that may arise for actions or omissions after the Release Effective Date and Releasor acknowledges that he is not releasing, waiving or discharging any ADEA Claims that may arise after the Release Effective Date;

(ii)Releasor is entering into this Release and releasing, waiving and discharging rights or Claims only in exchange for consideration which he is not already entitled to receive;

(iii)Releasor has been advised, and is being advised by the Release, to consult with an attorney before executing this Release; and

(iv)Releasor has been advised, and is being advised by this Release, that he has been given at least twenty-one (21) days within which to consider the Release, but Releasor can execute this Release at any time prior to the expiration of such review period; and

(v)Releasor is aware that this Release shall become null and void if he revokes his or her agreement to this Release within seven (7) days following the date of execution of this Release. Releasor may revoke this Release at any time during such seven-day period by delivering (or causing to be delivered) to the Employer written notice of his or her revocation of this Release no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the seventh (7th) full day following the date of execution of this Release (the “Release Effective Date”). Releasor agrees and acknowledges that a letter of revocation that is not received by such date and time shall be invalid and shall not revoke this Release.

5.COOPERATION WITH INVESTIGATIONS AND LITIGATION. Releasor agrees, upon the Employer’s reasonable request and consistent with Releasor’s reasonable business and personal obligations, to reasonably cooperate with the Employer in any investigation, litigation, arbitration or regulatory proceeding regarding events that occurred during Releasor’s tenure with the Employer or its affiliate, including making himself or herself reasonably available to consult with Employer’s counsel, to provide information and to give testimony. Employer shall reimburse Releasor for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses Releasor incurs in extending such cooperation, so long as Releasor provides satisfactory documentation of the expenses. Nothing in this Section is intended to, and shall not, restrict or limit Releasor from exercising his or her protected rights described in Sections 2, 4, 5 or 6 hereof or restrict or limit Releasor from providing truthful information in response to a subpoena, other legal process or valid governmental inquiry.

6.RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. Releasor hereby affirms the restrictive covenants set forth in Article 7 of the Employment Agreement shall continue to apply following the Release Effective Date in accordance with their terms

7.GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not subject to federal law, this Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within that state.

8.SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Release should be declared to be unenforceable by any administrative agency or court of law, then the remainder of the Release shall remain in full force and effect.

9.CAPTIONS; SECTION HEADINGS. Captions and section headings used herein are for convenience only and are not a part of this Release and shall not be used in construing it.

10.COUNTERPARTS; FACSIMILE SIGNATURES. This Release may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original instrument without the production of any other counterpart. Any signature on this Release, delivered by either party by photographic, facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be an original signature thereto.