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George Smitherman, President + CEO, Cannabis Council of Canada

George Smitherman is President and CEO of the Cannabis Council of Canada.

George Smitherman is President and CEO of the Cannabis Council of Canada. He took the helm in early March 2020 and was immediately put in the role of advocating for the industry in Ottawa and beyond in the midst of a global pandemic. We wanted to connect with him about how his work has changed over the past seven weeks – and what the future might hold for his and the organization’s work.

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