Medicinal cannabis CEO looking to raise money and ethical standards

Medicinal cannabis CEO looking to raise money and ethical standards
Dr Waseem Alzaher, chief executive of the Green Leaf Group, wants to see the industry set high standards. (Image: Supplied)
Murray Jones
The country’s largest prescriber of medicinal cannabis is looking to attract $6 million in a capital raise.Waseem Alzaher, chief executive of the Green Leaf Group, which runs the Takapuna-based Cannabis Clinic and the nearby Lake Road Pharmacy, told BusinessDesk it has grown between 80-90% annually since 2020.Starting with one doctor and his business partner, the group now employs 70 people, including 30 doctors, serving over 35,000 patients.“The whole business was self-funded; we chucked 1,000 bucks into the bank and then made it h...

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