Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (“Trulieve” or the “Company”) (CSE: TRUL) CEO Kim Rivers has been appointed to the newly-established Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee for the State of Florida. This committee will collaborate with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to help enhance the medical marijuana policies of the state.

“Every day, our Trulieve team helps to bring relief to thousands of people suffering from a range of debilitating ailments and improve their quality of life,” said Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve. “I am honored to be a part of this important initiative led by Commissioner Nikki Fried to further develop patient access and advance policies related to medical marijuana in Florida.”

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has stated that the committee will convene telephonically and in-person bi-monthly to work through ways to expand patient access, increase innovation and technology in the industry, and make recommendations to the Legislature and the Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use to improve Florida’s medical marijuana policies and programs. The 18-member committee is comprised of representatives with a diverse range of backgrounds, including medical marijuana production and sales, science and medicine, law, medical marijuana patients, cannabis activists, and public affairs.

SOURCE Trulieve Cannabis Corp.