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GREEN WAVE: THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY

Scott Mandell - PresidentShehzad Hoosein - Executive Vice President

Scott is the founder and former CEO of Chicago-based Enjoy Life Foods, a company dedicated

to developing, producing, and marketing great tasting gluten free and allergy friendly food

products.

Scott effectively created an entire category, which is now known as “Free From” through

thought leadership, education, and certification standards.

In February 2015, Enjoy Life Foods was acquired by Mondelēz International, a $34 billion

multinational food company in an all-cash transaction.

In 2016, Scott was named by Food Processing magazine as one of five company leaders who

are “revolutionizing Big Food”. He was named as an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award

Winner in 2015, was the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Chicago Gala Honoree in

2014, was named to the Crain’s Chicago Business “40 Under 40” list in 2008, and was inducted

into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame in 2006.

Scott earned a BA degree from Indiana University with a major in History and a minor in

Business. He also earned an MBA degree with a concentration in finance, management &

strategy, and entrepreneurship from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern

University in 2001.

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Scott MandellPresident

Shehzad HooseinExecutive Vice President

Shehzad brings proven technical leadership in product innovation developed over 15 years at

DIAGEO, the world’s one number premium spirits company.

Developed and commercialized close to 100 new and wide-ranging products over the span of

15 years at DIADEO.

Led Science and Technology platform at DIAGEO in the field of fermentation, distillation and

maturation. Eventually, he led the overall development and implementation of the entire

operations management strategy for the North American whiskey portfolio.

Over the past four years, he has spearheaded the creation of a world-class research and

development team, which has brought numerous products and technologies to market. With

innovation focused on patient needs, the Cannabistry team of engineers, scientists, regulatory

specialists and branding gurus are actively creating and reimagining the wide range of cannabis

categories by unlocking and optimizing many of the key chemicals found in Cannabis.

Shehzad earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology and

holds an MBA in Finance and Operations Management from the University of Chicago Booth

School of Business.



Our story is built upon the fact that cannabis is a

powerful plant that could achieve a remarkable wide

range of effects and functions if it received the proper

amount of scientific attention and expertise.

More than five years later, with a technical team that

continues to grow, we are still discovering more hidden

secrets as Cannabistry’s product innovations are

brought to market.

EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGY

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

BRANDING AND PACKAGING

MARKETING AND SALES

As Cannabistry regularly pushes boundaries and tests assumptions in cannabis product formulations,

manufacturing technologies and packaging design, the company’s many experiments yield both successes and

failures. Occasionally a novel technology emerges that is such a “game-changer,” it develops into an entire

technical platform upon which a host of applications are built. The technological suite described here exemplify

several of these platforms that have served as a launchpad for many of Cannabistry’s demonstrably better

products.


SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY- INNOVATION SPRINGBOARD

Cannabistry is the leader in cannabis-infused products. We’ve developed

proprietary technologies that fuel the creation of demonstrably and

measurably better products and superior brands.


WORLD CLASS R&D

Our portfolio spans a spectrum of medical, wellness, and lifestyle brands. With

continuous product evolution for our current brands and a pipeline of products in

advanced phases of development, Cannabistry is accelerating the progression of new

product releases at an exciting pace.


BRANDS AND PRODUCTS


AYURVEDIC REMEDIES


MARKET OVERVIEW

Canopy Growth $11.41 B

Aurora Cannabis $4.825 B

GW Pharmaceuticals $3.669 B

Cronos Group $3.101 B

Curaleaf Holdings $2.922 B

Tilray $2.608 B

Green Thumb Industries $1.775 B

Aphria $1.387 B

COMPANIES MARKET CAPS


MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS


MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Big alcohol joins Cannabis companies

merging

Vertical integration Companies invest in

brands


The House passed a bipartisan bill known as the SAFE Banking Act that will allow financial institutions to

provide services to state-authorized cannabis businesses.

The passage of this bill will move us one step closer to federal legalization.

Passing this law will also help solve financial crimes such as money laundering and other illegal activities.

SAFE BANKING ACT


VAPING

There’s a lot of talk and not much information

What are the facts?

What do we know to be true and what are we unsure of?

Where do we go from here?


HEMP

The Farm Bill passed saying we can now produce and transport hemp products across the U.S.

…but no guidelines have been put in place for hemp production which lead to confusion and lack of

safety

There is one hemp-based drug that is certainly approved by the FDA

The FDA has not approved any other CBD products

The FDA and USDA have to join forces and put regulations in place for hemp cultivation, production

and sales


Illinois to become the 11th state to fully legalize cannabis

Part of a new law that also scrubbed criminal records for low-

level drug offenses.

Recreational cannabis sales are to begin on January 1st

has potential to grow 10x

ILLINOIS

Governing.com


ILLINOIS

The number of patients approved for medicinal use has been growing rapidly

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