SMITHS FALLS, ON, Nov. 4, 2014 /CNW/ - Tweed, Canada's first publicly traded Licensed
Producer of medical marijuana, continues to find innovative ways to
lead the sector. Our diversification has us well positioned in a
market where demand presently outstrips supply. Large harvests from
our Niagara-on-the-Lake facility
continue to arrive in Smiths Falls
for processing.
To ensure that harvest is put to market efficiently, Tweed is
engaging the medical community across Canada to educate doctors and health care
professionals of the diverse benefits of medical marijuana.
"Studies and clinical information are available, we're working
with doctors to connect the dots," said Bruce Linton, Co-Founder and Chairman of
Tweed.
Tweed is making strategic investments in medical conferences
this fall, notably, the Primary Care Updates series. The series is
taking place in Mississauga,
Richmond Hill, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver and is attended by more physicians
than any other national continuing medical education (CME) program.
Members of Tweed's Medical Advisory Board are among the faculty who
will be speaking on the topic.
The Medical Advisory Board members specialize in various areas
of medicine. Their collective expertise guides Tweed's approach to
medical education and provides the company with insight into the
medical community.
In conjunction with a number of other Licensed Producers, Tweed
is also co-sponsoring through an unrestricted grant, a 5-City CME
program to be held in February-March
2015 in partnership with the Canadian Consortium for the
Investigation of Cannabinoids (CCIC).
These collective efforts will encourage informed, fact-based
dialogue around the emerging marijuana industry and the best
medical applications.
"Six months ago, accessing medical marijuana changed
dramatically for Canadians allowing Tweed to lead the sector as it
grows. At the end of the day, Tweed wants to facilitate the
conversations that keep that momentum going," Linton said.
For more information, visit www.tweed.com
Background Information:
- Tweed is a licensed producer of marijuana under the Marihuana
for Medical Purposes Regulations.
- Our head office, R&D facility and indoor production area is
located in the former Hershey Chocolate factory in Smiths Falls, ON and started shipping premium
marijuana to registered patients in May
2014.
- Tweed Farms, the company's second production facility is
located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
in a greenhouse roughly the size of 8 football fields. Through its
acquisition of the Tweed Farms facility, Tweed has become the first
geographically diversified, multi-location, multi-licensed public
operation in Canada.
- We went public on April
4th, the first Canadian company
to do so. We are listed on the TSX Venture board (TWD).
- Tweed has engaged the executive recruiting firm Stonewood Group
to identify a permanent Chief Executive Officer.
SOURCE Tweed Marijuana Inc.