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Cannabis And Hemp Regulatory Appointments
Last week, Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ:FLGC) announced that Clifford Starke, its CEO and director, has been elected to serve as chairman of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable board of directors. Starke said "momentum is swinging in the right direction" for hemp and cannabis, "given the current political environment."
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Friday new appointments in his administration.
Besides naming Wendy Epstein as a member of the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Advisory Committee and Melody Spann Cooper as a member of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, Pritzker tapped Teresa Ramirez to serve as a member of the Employment Security Board of Review.
Ramirez has more than two decades of experience as an advocate for workers throughout the Illinois. She's an officer of Local 881 UFCW, currently serving more than 34,000 retail and grocery members as recorder and as the director of organizing, bringing vital union protections to cannabis workers statewide.
Top Cannabis Companies Name New CEOs, President
In the meantime, two cannabis giants named new CEOs in January. 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE:FFNT) (OTCQX:FFNTF) kicked off 2024 by appointing Andrew Thut as CEO, succeeding Leo Gontmakher who remained on the board as a director and served as a consultant to the company.
The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc. (NEO: CBST) (OTCQX:CBSTF) (FSE: 3LP) announced a week later that the company's board of directors has named David Hart, previously the company's president and chief operating officer, as the new CEO. The board also appointed Jesse Channon, previously the company's chief commercial officer, as president.
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