{"id":123797,"date":"2021-07-23T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2892790"},"modified":"2021-07-23T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T14:00:00","slug":"davide-zaffino-of-montreal-is-a-cannabis-industry-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2021\/07\/23\/davide-zaffino-of-montreal-is-a-cannabis-industry-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Davide Zaffino of Montr\u00e9al is a cannabis industry leader."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weed MD is welcomed in Qu\u00e9bec, <\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">says cannabis <\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">executive Davide Zaffino<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qu\u00e9bec cannabis industry leader <\/span><a title=\"Davide Zaffino\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/davide-z-65a2464\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Davide Zaffino<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montr\u00e9al says WeedMD has been <\/span><a title=\"a very welcome addition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/02\/01\/2167268\/0\/en\/WeedMD-Confirms-its-Color-Cannabis-Products-Now-in-Stock-in-Quebec.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a very welcome addition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the provincial cannabis market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cConsumers are just as happy as we are,\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roselifescience.ca\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ROSELifeScience<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> President &amp; CEO Zaffino about WeedMD\u2019s Color Cannabis products, which have been available to Queb\u00e9cers since February 2021. \u201cQu\u00e9bec is one of the largest cannabis markets in Canada. When a company as renowned as WeedMD can be a part of it, this is good for everyone. This is already starting to show.\u201d added Zafinno.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a title=\"expansion into Qu\u00e9bec\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/01\/14\/2158630\/0\/en\/WeedMD-Expands-its-Color-Cannabis-Brand-into-the-Province-of-Quebec.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expansion into Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the Ontario-based producer was the result of a major agreement between WeedMD and ROSE to bring WeedMD&#8217;s sought-after adult-use products to consumers throughout Qu\u00e9bec.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WeedMD family will now cover more than 85 percent of Canada, according to the company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSecuring access into new markets is a key strategic objective for us in 2021 and we\u2019re thrilled to be expediting our Color Cannabis expansion kick-off with confirmation that our products are now available in the <a title=\"Qu\u00e9bec market\" href=\"https:\/\/muckrack.com\/davidezaffino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qu\u00e9bec market<\/a>. We\u2019re honoured that Color is among this selection,\u201d said George Scorsis, Executive Chairman and Interim CEO, WeedMD in a press release.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was exactly the goal, said Zaffino who, along with co-founders Brian Stevenson and Fran\u00e7ois Limoges, positioned ROSE to provide reliable distribution and marketing services to quality producers, like WeedMD.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is how the industry improves,\u201d said Zaffino. \u201cWe know Qu\u00e9bec is a major player and it\u2019s companies like WeedMD who can take responsible cannabis further.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Color Cannabis dried-flower products available in the province\u2019s adult-use market include Pedro\u2019s Sweet Sativa, Ghost Train Haze, Mango Hase and Black Sugar Rose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond distribution, logistics and marketing services, ROSE LifeScience Inc., out of Huntingdon, QC, is known for producing top-quality cannabis. Alongside its partner brands, products from the ROSE family are developed and distributed to prioritize the Qu\u00e9bec cannabis market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tags\">Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/tag\/373164\/\" rel=\"tag\">\u00a0<\/a> <\/p>\n<div><b>Tags:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"\"><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/menafn\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Menafn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/content-marketing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Content Marketing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/ips\/\" rel=\"category tag\">IPS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/reportedtimes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reportedtimes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/financial-content\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Financial Content<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/pr-wirein\/\" rel=\"category tag\">PR-Wirein<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/icn-internal-distribution\/\" rel=\"category tag\">iCN Internal Distribution<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/language\/english\/\" rel=\"category tag\">English<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"cwdfimg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/heymuse.com\/davide-zaffino-of-montreal-is-a-cannabis-industry-leader\/\">Davide Zaffino of Montr\u00e9al is a cannabis industry leader.<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/heymuse.com\">Financial Market Brief<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weed MD is welcomed in Qu&eacute;bec, says cannabis executive Davide Zaffino Qu&eacute;bec cannabis industry leader Davide Zaffino of Montr&eacute;al says WeedMD has been a very welcome addition to the provincial cannabis market.&nbsp; &ldquo;Consumers are just as happy as we are,&rdquo; said ROSELifeScience President &amp; CEO Zaffino about WeedMD&rsquo;s Color Cannabis products, which have been available [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/heymuse.com\/davide-zaffino-of-montreal-is-a-cannabis-industry-leader\/\">Davide Zaffino of Montr&eacute;al is a cannabis industry leader.<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/heymuse.com\/\">Financial Market Brief<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2021\/07\/23\/davide-zaffino-of-montreal-is-a-cannabis-industry-leader\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Davide Zaffino of Montr\u00e9al is a cannabis industry leader. - Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2021\/07\/23\/davide-zaffino-of-montreal-is-a-cannabis-industry-leader\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Davide Zaffino of Montr\u00e9al is a cannabis industry leader. - Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Weed MD is welcomed in Qu&eacute;bec, says cannabis executive Davide Zaffino Qu&eacute;bec cannabis industry leader Davide Zaffino of Montr&eacute;al says WeedMD has been a very welcome addition to the provincial cannabis market.&nbsp; &ldquo;Consumers are just as happy as we are,&rdquo; said ROSELifeScience President &amp; CEO Zaffino about WeedMD&rsquo;s Color Cannabis products, which have been available [&hellip;] The post Davide Zaffino of Montr&eacute;al is a cannabis industry leader. appeared first on Financial Market Brief. 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