June 29th, 2019 – Adastra Labs Inc. (“Adastra” or the “Company”) announces the appointment of Georges Routhier, CEO of PipeDreemz Inc., to the Adastra Board of Directors. “I cannot overstate how significant Georges joining our Board is to the Adastra Team. Georges is a pioneer in the legal cannabis industry in Canada and has blazed a trail for the rest of to follow. As the CEO of PipeDreemz Inc., he and his team are responsible for the successful licensing of nearly 30 percent of the cannabis licence holders across Canada. He will bring a wealth of knowledge and excellent industry insight to our governance,” noted Andy Hale CEO of Adastra.
Georges E. Routhier is the principal consultant and CEO at PipeDreemz Inc. Considered the premier consultant in licensing regulations, Routhier’s company, PipeDreemz Inc., has helped applicants navigate the complexities of the licensing process for six years. Routhier had a lengthy and distinguished career within the high technology sector and now brings his wealth of knowledge to the cannabis industry. His career spans senior leadership positions in sales, security, customer care, marketing, product development, professional services, and corporate development. Routhier sits on a number of cannabis company boards and is technical advisor to numerous cannabis organizations, providing industry knowledge, from regulatory affairs, security, growing, facility design, quality control, product management, marketing and sales.
Routhier has an intimate personal knowledge base of the efficacy of medical marijuana. He chose to use this to create production standards and a reputation throughout the sector as a ‘go-to’ source of valued council that is second to none in the industry. His discovery of the benefits of medical marijuana was precipitated by an illness in his family in 2001. His resulting passion for growing world-class medical cannabis and making extracts has empowered him to help many patients from the previous Marijuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR) program and gives him great insight into the patient and growing side. His experience as a licensed patient and licensed designated grower under the MMAR has shaped and driven his ambition to grow the best medical cannabis in the world and share his knowledge.
“I am very pleased to join the Adastra Board and look forward to seeing the company grow in the coming months as they forge ahead with their business plan,” commented Mr. Routhier.
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Andy Hale, CEO
Email: info@adastralabs.ca
About Adastra Labs Inc.
In Canada, Adastra (through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Adastra Labs Inc. and Chemia Analytics Inc.) is in the application process to become a Standard Processor and Analytical Testing Laboratory under the Cannabis Act administered by Health Canada, with licences to produce cannabis extracts and provide third party analytical testing services. These licences will further enable Adastra and its subsidiaries to produce, package, sell (wholesale), and export medically focused and recreational cannabis extract and concentrate products in Canada to other licensed entities and internationally in jurisdictions where medical cannabis extraction products are legal.
The Company’s operations include a facility in British Columbia, Canada. The Company is developing its 13,035 square feet facility to be fully devoted to standard processing and laboratory testing by late 2019, from which it expects to produce significant amounts of cannabis oil and/or hemp oil for the Canadian wholesale medical and recreational markets.
The Company will offer a suite of unique products under several existing consumer-focused brands, including tinctures, medicinal oils, concentrates, and when legalized, gel capsules and vaporizer pens. Through acquisition of existing cannabis extraction brands and careful development of its new brands, Adastra will be positioned to be a leader in branded, commercialized products in both the medical and adult-use markets across North America and internationally.
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