Bloomberg Law
Aug. 11, 2020, 8:55 AM UTC

FreshDirect Founder’s Cannabis Startup Bags Big Pharma Lawyer

Brian Baxter
Brian Baxter
Reporter

TerrAscend Corp., a North American cannabis operator led by FreshDirect founder Jason Ackerman, has recruited a new chief legal officer as the number of U.S. lawyers in the cannabis space continue to expand.

“This is a rapidly growing industry—no pun intended—but the landscape and laws are changing on a day-to-day basis,” said Jason Marks, who most recently served as general counsel at German biotech InflaRx NV. “Every state has a different law and it’s unclear what’s going to happen at the federal level. As a lawyer, being able to advise a business on that cutting edge is amazing.”

Marks spent ...

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