AKAN - Executive Changes In Marijuana Industry You Should Know About New Cannabis Appointments & More | Benzinga
As the 19th Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns to Chicago (Oct. 8-9), gathering top CEOs, investors and leaders in the marijuana industry, let’s scroll through the latest leadership changes in the space. (Get your tickets now before the prices go up by following this link.)
Slightly over a year following Gov. Dan McKee's decision to appoint three experts to the Cannabis Control Commission with a task to regulate, license and control the medical and recreational cannabis markets in Rhode Island, the agency is about to get a leader.
One of Oklahoma's top cannabis regulators Michelle Reddish is nominated by Gov. McKee to become Rhode Island's first cannabis administrator.
Reddish, who would receive an annual salary of $162,270, is tasked with reporting directly to the three-member panel, praised the move. “I am eager to build strong partnerships across the state in support of safe and equitable access to cannabis," Reddish, who currently serves as the chief operating officer at the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA), said.
Cannabis Board Changes
In the meantime, nearly a dozen either cannabis companies or businesses related to the plant saw board changes recently.
Two former members of the board of Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED) (NASDAQ:CGC), Judy A. Schmeling and William A. Newlands are nominated to serve on the board of Constellation Brands. Recently, Greenstar Canada Investment Limited Partnership and CBG Holdings LLC, each a wholly-owned subsidiary of Constellation Brands Inc exchanged all 17,149,925 common shares in the capital of ...