People Mover: Hirings, Promotions and more, 10/11/20

Alex Halperin is the founder, editor and publisher of WeedWeek. Before he started covering marijuana legalization in 2014 he reported on topics such as fracking, health care, technology and finance. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Slate, Fast Company, Quartz, the Washington Post, Mother Jones, The New Yorker and many other publications. His first book, The Cannabis Dictionary, was published in March. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Welcome to WeedWeek’s People Mover, where we follow hirings, departures, promotions and other key personnel changes in the cannabis world.

Email hello@weedweek.net with the subject line People Mover to submit an item. Entries are due by noon, PT on Fridays.

This week:

MSO Vireo said Ari Hoffnung had resigned as Chief Strategy Officer and from the Board of Directors.
Consultancy Allay brought on Kara Lavaux as a compliance expert. She previously served as a food and safety regulator for the state of Colorado, including six years in cannabis.

Alex Halperin

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