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As the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns to Miami (April 11-12), gathering top CEOs, investors and leaders in the marijuana industry, let's scroll through the latest leadership changes in the space. WeedTube Names New CEO Cannabis social media platform WeedTube has elected Maggie...

As the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns to Miami (April 11-12), gathering top CEOs, investors and leaders in the cannabis industry, let's scroll through the latest leadership changes within the space. Emmy Award-Winning TV Personality Joins Cannformatics' Advisory...

Humble & Fume Names New CEO Humble & Fume Inc. (CSE: HMBL) (OTCQX: HUMBF) has named chairman of the board Jakob Ripshtein to be its new CEO. He replaces Joel Toguri, who is stepping down to pursue other career opportunities. Ripshtein brings over thirty years of experience leading...

NJ Cannabis Advocate To Help Build Cannabis Technical Assistance Program The New Jersey Business Action Center (NJBAC) tapped Jersey City attorney Jessica Gonzalez and her firm, Veridis Quo LLC to serve as its consultant while developing and launching the NJBAC Cannabis Technical Assistance...

MJBiz CEO To Step Down Marijuana Business Daily's Chris Walsh will step down as CEO in January. The move comes nearly a year after Denver-based cannabis publishing and trade show business was acquired by Emerald X, a wholly owned subsidiary of Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EEX) for $...

Curaleaf Names Director Of Social Equity Curaleaf Holdings Inc. (OTCQX: CURLF) recently appointed Darius Kemp as its new director of social equity. He will be establishing social equity partnerships and working with 420x25, a program dedicated to working with 420 new cannabis businesses from...

Dutchie Names New CEO Cannabis-tech company Dutchie has named a new CEO, reported Marijuana Business Daily. Executive chair Tim Barash agreed to replace the company's co-founders, brothers Ross and Zach Lipson, who decided to step down. Prior to joining Dutchie, Barash was the chief business...

Florida Gets New MMJ Czar Florida Department of Health’s officials recently revealed that Christopher Phillip Kimball agreed to serve as the state’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use, succeeding Chris Ferguson, who served for the past three years. The agency’s spokeswoman Weesam...

Lowell Farms Strentghtens Board OF Directors Lowell Farms Inc. (CSE: LOWL) (OTCQX: LOWLF), a California-based maker of Lowell Smokes, has named Summer Frein and Ann Lawrence to its board of directors. Frein currently serves as the chief marketing officer of Turning Point Brands, Inc. (NYSE: TPB)....

FDA Names Ex-NY Cannabis Policy Regulator As Advisor On Cannabis Research The FDA has named Norman Birenbaum to serve as its senior public health advisor on cannabis research and regulatory actions, reported Inside Health Policy. This is the first time the FDA has hired a cannabis research and...

TerrAscend Names New President Of Northeast Region TerrAscend Corp. (OTCQX: TRSSF) has tapped Karim Bouaziz to serve as president of the Northeast region. Bouaziz has nearly six years of experience in the cannabis industry, starting as co-founder and SVP of operations and retail with VidaCann,...

Former Crime Analyst To Lead Michigan Cannabis Agency Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency is getting a new director after Andrew Brisbo, who resigned after serving in that position since the launch of the state's commercial and recreational market in 2019. Michigan Gov...

Top CEOs, investors and leaders in the cannabis industry will soon convene at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference on Sept. 13-14 in Chicago. In the meantime, let's scroll through the latest leadership changes within the space. Aurora’s Terry Booth Joins Akanda’s Advisory...

Top CEOs, investors and leaders in the cannabis industry will soon convene at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference on Sept. 13-14 in Chicago. In the meantime, let's scroll through the latest leadership changes within the space. Massachusetts Cannabis Reg. Body Gets New Chair The...

Top CEOs, investors and leaders in the cannabis industry will soon convene at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference on Sept. 13-14 in Chicago. In the meantime, let's scroll through the latest leadership changes within the space: Lantern Strengthens Board Of Directors Cannabis e-commerce...