FRLF is building out its Vegas-based operations, including:
extraction engineering, ecommerce marketing solutions, &
project mgt structure
Las Vegas, NV -- May 01, 2018 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire --
Freedom Leaf Inc. (OTCQB: FRLF), a group of
diversified, international, vertically-integrated hemp business and
cannabis media companies, announced today that Las Vegas-based,
Nevada State Senator, Richard S. Segerblom, who led the drive for
the legalization of marijuana in Nevada, has agreed to join the
Freedom Leaf Board of Directors. The other Directors include: Paul
Pelosi Jr., Chairman, Freedom Leaf CEO Clifford J. Perry and
Freedom Leaf EVP Raymond P. Medeiros.
Senator “Tick” Segerblom commented: “Freedom Leaf shares my
vision that Las Vegas is the perfect home for marijuana and hemp
companies. Nevada’s corporate laws and tax structure are
second to none. Joining the Freedom Leaf Board enables me to take
that message throughout the nation, Canada and the world.”
Senator Segerblom is a third generation Nevadan, and the fourth
generation of his family to serve as a representative in the Nevada
legislature. Senator Segerblom introduced the first medical
marijuana bill into Nevada legislature and helped lead the drive
for the legalization of cannabis in Nevada with the passage of the
2016 Yes On Question 2 Campaign.
Freedom Leaf’s Chairman of the Board, Paul Pelosi, Jr.,
commented: “We are pleased to welcome Nevada Senator “Tick”
Segerblom to the Freedom Leaf team and offer congratulations to
Freedom Leaf’s management for continuing to recruit people with
similar commitments to health, social, fiscal and environmental
responsibilities.”
Chairman Pelosi went on to say: “We look forward to working with
Senator Segerblom to bring industrial hemp back into the mainstream
through our leading magazine, online digital properties, production
and distribution of high-quality wellness products.”
Freedom Leaf Co-Founder and CEO, Clifford J. Perry, commented:
“It is a great honor to have Senator Segerblom join the Board of
The Marijuana Legalization Company ®, and recognize Freedom Leaf’s
commitment to building the local cannabis industry in Nevada. No
one has done more than Senator Segerblom to advance the cause of
freedom and build Las Vegas as the world leader in hemp, medical,
and recreational marijuana.”
Freedom Leaf has also been hard at work focusing on building out
its Las Vegas staff with experienced professionals both inside and
outside of the hemp industry. In recent months, FRLF has brought on
three executives from its recently announced acquisition as well
as: a new Managing Director, National Sales Director, and an
Extraction Engineer – all of whom have significant industry
experience and contacts.
In April, Freedom Leaf hired Rodrigo Chavez as Managing
Director. Chavez has over eight years of operations &
technology consultant experience and previously managed business
operations for Weedmaps in Europe. Weedmaps is the world’s leading
Cannabis dispensary locator and Marijuana advertiser. Chavez is an
operations manager with a focus on sales development in emerging
markets and has worked over four years within the emerging cannabis
industry in Spain, Germany, Netherlands, and the UK.
Freedom Leaf has also recently brought on Joe Reed as National
Sales Director. Reed has over two decades of sales management and
distribution experience under his belt, during which time he has
developed an extensive network of distributors and wholesalers both
domestic and international. Reed will play a crucial role in
building Hempology revenue by developing distributor relationships
and establishing our sales team.
In March, Freedom Leaf hired Mr. Nick Shi, a Biomedical
Engineering graduate of Purdue University, to optimize the
extraction and distillation processes of Leafceuticals Inc. Shi
will be focusing on continuously improving hemp CBD yields,
processing time, and product quality at the Leafceuticals Inc.
extraction lab in North Las Vegas.
About Freedom Leaf Inc.®
Freedom Leaf Inc., The Marijuana Legalization
Company®, is a group of diversified, international,
vertically-integrated hemp businesses and cannabis media companies.
Freedom Leaf Inc. is a fully-reporting and audited publicly-traded
company under the symbol
(OTCQB: FRLF). Freedom Leaf
Inc. has been a leading go-to resource in the cannabis, medical
marijuana, and industrial hemp industries since 2014, founded by
professionals with over 200 years combined experience in marijuana
legalization advocacy. FRLF building a diverse portfolio of
valuable businesses through strategic mergers, acquisitions, and
acceleration projects across the industry.
FRLF’s large portfolio of acquisitions and properties includes:
our recently acquired full spectrum hemp oil product
line Irie CBD, our wholly-owned hemp
extraction division Leafceuticals, Inc., our
exclusive health and wellness full spectrum hemp oil
brand Hempology, our 60,000 acres of indoor
hemp greenhouse cultivation and 200 acres of outdoor cultivation
with Green Market Europe, our hemp-based
rolling paper company Plants to Paper, two of
the largest Spanish-speaking cannabis web portals in the
world LaMarihuana.com and Marihuana-Medicinal.com,
and of course our flagship publication, Freedom Leaf
Magazine.
Utilizing these mergers and acquisitions, Freedom Leaf Inc. is
continually building a solid foundation for our
vertically-integrated hemp company to maximize both shareholder
value and revenue growth. Our cultivation and extraction divisions
allow FRLF to grow and source our own hemp CBD, which allows
dramatically lower production costs for our wholly-owned CBD
product lines, thereby generating more revenue for each product
sold. We also formulate and manufacture the majority of our
products in our own in-house formulation centers, also greatly
reducing our costs and increasing revenue. In addition, our
extensive domestic and international media companies ensure we can
continuously direct traffic to our many ecommerce sites and
nationwide retail locations.
Freedom Leaf Inc. also sells licenses to use the Freedom Leaf
brand in different countries and states across the globe. We have
entered into three license agreements: for Spain and Portugal, for
The Netherlands, and for Florida.
Freedom Leaf, Inc. does not handle, grow, sell, or
dispense marijuana or related products.
All of our European activities are in full compliance
with relevant EU laws.
Investor relations information can be found on
the FreedomLeafInc.com company
website.
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Contact: Raymond Medeiros PR and Business Development DirectorPhone: 415-601-1974 ray@freedomleaf.com Freedom Leaf, Inc.