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

Mon, 23 Dec 2024

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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