Business of Cannabis Presents: Second Annual Medical Cannabis Week

Industry leaders unite around future of transformative plant

TORONTO, May 6, 2019 /CNW/ - Medical cannabis industry leaders will gather this week in Toronto, Ont., and Moncton, N.B. to consider how Canada can further its renown as a leader in the global cannabis industry.

The second annual event, which kicks off today with a speaker series, draws together experts in the science, legal, data, business and wellness industries whose embrace of cannabis as a medical resource helped ready Canada's debut this year as the first G7 country to legalize it for recreational use.

Business of Cannabis, the industry's founding media company and event host, welcomes speakers, including:

• Peter Aceto, CEO, CannTrust
• Dr. Lyle Oberg, Chief Policy & Medical Officer, The Flowr Corporation
• Shekhar Parmar, Founder & CEO, Harvest Medicine
• Janet Yale, President & CEO, The Arthritis Society

"Medical Cannabis Week brings together the leaders shaping Canada's cannabis community. Strainprint is pleased to be among them, connecting patients and companies alike with data and insights crucial to the industry's evolution," says Strainprint Technologies Ltd., CEO, Andrew Muroff.

Medical Cannabis Week is comprised of a series of educational events featuring key leaders from companies and organizations including: Strainprint, HelloMD, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Ample Organics, Jamaican Medical Cannabis Corporation, OpportunitiesNB, Canada House, Organigram, Tetra Bio-Pharma, Tidal Health, Harvest Medicine, Flowr, CannTrust and Aurora.

About Business of Cannabis:
Business of Cannabis is a leading cannabis business media platform connecting industry leaders and investors with business news, specialized event programming and strategic consulting. With the objective of helping the cannabis sector reach maturity faster, Business of Cannabis produces sophisticated digital content, niche events series and creative programs for B2B and B2C audiences. Founded in 2017, Business of Cannabis has earned its place as a respected and trusted voice for the industry and investors in the ever-expanding international cannabis space. For more information, please visit www.businessofcannabis.ca

SOURCE Business of Cannabis

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