PRESS RELEASE New Board members bring expertise in global partnerships, distribution, licensing, public policy, and international business diplomacy On behalf of the entire Tilray team, I am pleased to share that today Tilray announced the appointment of Rebekah Dopp, a Principal in Global Partnerships at Google, Maryscott “Scotty” Greenwood, CEO of the Canadian American Business Council […]
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Marijuana Policy Project Retains Mason Tvert to Serve as National Spokesperson, Coordinate Media Relations
PRESS RELEASE Tvert, a partner at VS Strategies, co-directed the successful 2012 Colorado legalization initiative campaign and helped pass several successful marijuana policy reforms as MPP’s communications director from 2013-2017 WASHINGTON — The Marijuana Policy Project announced Friday it has retained Mason Tvert of VS Strategies to serve as its national spokesperson and coordinate media relations […]
Top Minnesota Medical Marijuana Exec Leaves LeafLine Labs
The chief executive of one of Minnesota’s two medical marijuana manufacturers has left the company after years of financial losses. Andrew Bachman, LeafLine Labs’ co-founder and its chief executive since 2016, is no longer with the company “in any official capacity,” the company said in a Thursday statement to The Associated Press. The company’s entire […]
The Denver Post’s ‘Cannabist’ Site Loses Entire Editorial Staff
Colorado made history in 2012 when it became one of the first states in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana for adults. The Denver Post soon followed suit and became the first major American newspaper to have a marijuana editor. The paper tapped longtime music journalist Ricardo Baca to cover the cannabis beat for its new vertical: The Cannabist. […]
At 89, legendary psychiatrist and marijuana advocate still wonders about Harvard professorship
“I want a goddamn strong statement on marijuana,” the distinctive voice on the tape growls. “I mean, one on marijuana that just tears the ass out of them.” It was May 1971, and Richard Nixon was fuming over a review included in his morning news summary of the book “Marihuana Reconsidered,” in which 42-year-old Harvard […]
Steve Fox, Leading Advocate for the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis, Assumes Expanded Role in Cannabis Industry’s Federal Lobbying Efforts
PRESS RELEASE Long-time federal lobbyist, NCIA co-founder, and manager of Colorado’s successful 2012 legalization initiative to provide strategic guidance and direct lobbying services. NCIA further expands DC presence with the addition of marijuana policy veteran Morgan Fox as media relations director WASHINGTON, DC – The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) is pleased to announce that it […]
An Open Letter From Dr. Sanjay Gupta To Jeff Sessions On Medical Marijuana
Dear Honorable Jeff Sessions, I feel obligated to share the results of my five-year-long investigation into the medical benefits of the cannabis plant. Before I started this worldwide, in-depth investigation, I was not particularly impressed by the results of medical marijuana research, but a few years later, as I started to dedicate time with patients and […]
Canna Advisors Expands Comprehensive Business Services with Two Key Hires
PRESS RELEASE Corser-Jensen and Wilson Add Extensive Strategic and Operations Expertise to Canna Advisors’ Client Services BOULDER, CO. – Apr. 16, 2018 – Industry-leading cannabis business consulting firm Canna Advisors today announced it is expanding its already robust business service offerings with two new key hires — Sue Corser-Jensen as vice president of operations and […]
True Leaf Appoints Chief Marketing Officer and Government Relations Advisors
PRESS RELEASE True Leaf strengthens its team to build a global plant-based healthcare brand and secure government approvals VERNON, BC – April 17, 2018 – True Leaf Medicine International Ltd. (“True Leaf”) (CSE: MJ) (FSE: TLA) (OTCQB: TRLFF), the quality of life cannabis company for people and their pets, announced today key leadership appointments to deepen […]
Former Speaker John Boehner Joins Acreage Holdings Advisory Board
The U.S. marijuana industry has a new spokesman: John Boehner. The Republican former Speaker of the House has joined the advisory board of Acreage Holdings, a company that cultivates, processes and dispenses cannabis in 11 U.S. states. Boehner’s endorsement, after saying nine years ago he was “unalterably opposed” to legalization, could be considered a watershed […]
