Marijuana Business Magazine - Issue 09, Oct 2017

Dope Lands New CEO The board of directors of Seattle- based Dope Media has hired former Marijuana Business Daily president and publisher George Jage to serve as chief executive officer. Jage, who worked at Marijuana Business Daily from 2014 until April 2017, started with Dope in August. David Tran , who founded Dope in 2011, moved from CEO to chief brand officer and continues to serve on Dope’s board. The company owns Dope Magazine, which circulates monthly to about 70,000 readers and is sold in retail locations across the country. BudTrader Gets New Adviser BudTrader.com, which bills itself as the nation’s largest online platform for the legal cannabis industry, appointed a new member to its advisory board – Douglas Leighton , co-founder and a principal partner of Dutchess Capital, a Boston-headquartered global hedge fund. At Dutchess, Leighton oversees risk management, facilitates all the fund's trading on worldwide exchanges and manages deal origination in North America, Europe and Australia. He has managed an investment portfolio of over $2 billion in transactional value. BudTrader says it has 1 million registered users. Oregon Lab Hires Operations Director Cascadia Labs, an Oregon cannabis testing company, brought on Dennis Wells as director of operations. Wells has 30 years of environmental testing experience and has held roles as laboratory director and senior chemist. Wells is responsible for day-to-day operations at Casca- dia’s Portland and Tigard locations. MMJ Company Taps Breeder for Board United Cannabis Corp., a medical marijuana producer in Denver, appointed David Watson to its advisory board. A seed and cultivar breeder, Watson founded and serves as CEO of HortaPharm B.V. in the Netherlands. ◆ Hired or promoted someone for a senior-level position? Send a news release or general information to OmarS@MJBizDaily.com George Jage October 2017 • Marijuana Business Magazine • 123