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Internationally Renowned Scientist and Cannabis Expert Paul F. Daly Joins California Cannabinoids Bolstering Team Bringing Doug’s Varin™ To Market

PRESS RELEASE OAKLAND, Calif. (April 18, 2019) – California Cannabinoids, Inc. has announced that internationally renowned cannabis scientific expert Paul F. Daley, B.S., Ms.S., Ph.D. has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer, bringing an important scientific research partner and product developer…

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Joins Medical Cannabis Company Univo

PRESS RELEASE This unique collaboration will help boost Univo’s business development globally and was arranged by Ido Hagag, owner of Hagag Group and a leading investor in Univo ASHKELON, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Univo Pharmaceuticals Ltd (TASE: UNVO.TA) (https://www.unvmed.com), the one-stop-shop solution for medical…

State Attorneys General And Canadian Officials Discuss Pathway To U.S. Regulated Market

PRESS RELEASE COMMIT TO CALL FOR REGULATORY ACTION Denver, Colorado - The Policy Center for Public Health & Safety (“PH&S”), a 501(c)4 collaborated on a joint effort traveling to Toronto Canada this past week which included State Attorneys General and…

Seth Rogen Is Launching His Own Marijuana Brand

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have worked together on films like Superbad, The Interview, and Pineapple Express. Now the duo is embarking on a different type of project: a marijuana company. "Houseplant is a passion we've brought to life through…

Tilray® Expands Global Leadership Team with Appointment of Chief Corporate Development Officer

PRESS RELEASE Former Goldman Sachs Managing Director Andrew Pucher joins Tilray to lead the company’s global corporate development activity, including M&A and corporate investments NANAIMO, B.C. - Today, Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ:TLRY), a global pioneer in cannabis production, research, cultivation and…

Weedmaps Appoints New Chief Executive Officer Doug Francis steps aside as CEO to serve as Chairman; President Chris Beals to Assume Role as CEO

PRESS RELEASE Doug Francis steps aside as CEO to serve as Chairman; President Chris Beals to Assume Role as CEO IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Weedmaps today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Chris Beals as Chief Executive Officer, effective March…

Health Nation’s cancer chief appointed acting FDA commissioner

National Cancer Institute Director Norman “Ned” Sharpless will become acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, succeeding Scott Gottlieb who is leaving next month, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told Congress Tuesday. Sharpless, 52, an accomplished researcher,…

Edibles Leader Wana Brands Strengthens C-Suite Team with Addition of New Chief Financial Officer

PRESS RELEASE Logan Craven Joins Colorado Company and Reunites with COO, who Jointly Helped Propel Family-Run Brewery Oskar Blues to Prominence BOULDER, Colo. (March 11, 2019) — Pioneering cannabis edibles company Wana Brands, America’s No. 1 edibles brand, continues to…

Treehouse Global Ventures Announces Maria Rodale to Advisory Board

PRESS RELEASE Women and minority focused fund welcomes global leader in healthy lifestyle publications Philadelphia, Pa. - Treehouse Global Ventures (TGV) is pleased to announce the addition of Maria Rodale to their Advisory Board. Maria is a writer, activist, and…

Reed Smith Adds Marc Hauser to Global Corporate Group

PRESS RELEASE Hauser Named Co-Vice Chair of Firm’s Cannabis Law Team SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2019 – Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that Marc Hauser has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as Counsel in the Global Corporate…

Leafly Appoints Former Amazon Executive Tim Leslie as New CEO to Lead World’s Leading Cannabis Information Resource and Technology Company

PRESS RELEASE SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leafly, the world’s leading technology platform that helps customers around the world find and discover the cannabis product that is right for them, today announced the hiring of Tim Leslie, a 20-year veteran of Amazon, to…

Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. Appoints Two Local Strategic Advisors to Massachusetts Team

PRESS RELEASE New Appointments Draw Community Leadership from Boston Police Department and City of Boston Ombudsman PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. (CSE: HARV, OTCQX: HRVSF), a vertically integrated public cannabis company with one of the largest footprints in the…

Congressman Carlos Curbelo Joins Cannabis Trade Federation Executive Team

PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Cannabis Trade Federation (CTF) announced that former Congressman Carlos Curbelo, who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district from 2015 to 2019, has joined the organization’s Executive Team as a strategic…

Ex-Detroit Lion Calvin Johnson gets pre-approval for medical marijuana business

The second time was the charm for former Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson to get preliminary approval for a license to open a Michigan medical marijuana dispensary. Johnson, along with his wife, Brittney, were approved for pre-qualification status on a 4-0 vote…

Ilera Healthcare Enhances Its Team Pennsylvania Cannabis Cultivator and Dispensary Taps Two Pharmaceutical Veterans for Chief Scientific and Operating Officers

PRESS RELEASE FEBRUARY 20, 2019 New York - NY Ilera Healthcare is looking to two pharmaceutical industry veterans to lead it into the future of cannabis science and medicine. Pennsylvania’s premiere medical cannabis cultivation and dispensary has tapped former Chief…