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Canopy USA taps cannabis industry veteran as president
Canopy USA has chosen longtime cannabis industry veteran Brooks Jorgensen, a former Kiva executive and liquor industry insider, to run the venture as its president. The United States wing of Canada-based Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX: WEED) (Nasdaq: CGC), Canopy USA owns a small portfolio of marijuana brands already, including edibles …