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AmeriCann CEO to Present at Massachusetts State House News Forum
AmeriCann CEO to Present at Massachusetts State House News Forum.
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[{"type":"text","content":"DENVER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / June 19, 2018 / AmeriCann, Inc. (OTCQB: ACAN), an Agricultural-Technology company that is developing the next generation of eco-friendly state-of-the-art greenhouse style cannabis cultivation and processing properties, announced today that CEO Tim Keogh will be speaking at State House News Forum \"Massachusetts' Expanding Cannabis Economy\" held in Boston, MA, on Wednesday, June 26, starting at 8am ET.The Forum will kickoff with an address by Massachusetts' Cannabis Control Commission's Executive Director Shawn Collins and two lively panel discussions with experts from government, law, and the state's rapidly evolving marijuana industry about the many challenges and opportunities in Massachusetts. Mr. Keogh will be speaking about the expanding cannabis industry's statewide potential, including investment, job growth, tax revenue, real estate and tourism.Tim Keogh, AmeriCann CEO, has spoken at cannabis industry conferences across the United States as an expert on topics including industry best practices, real estate development and the cannabis economy. In January of 2018, Marijuana Business Daily recognized Mr. Keogh as one of the \"Top People to Watch in 2018.\"AmeriCann is developing the Massachusetts Medical Cannabis Center (MMCC), a state-of-the-art cannabis cultivation and processing development in the midst of the rapidly growing Massachusetts medical cannabis market. The MMCC project is approved for 1 million square feet, which will be developed in phases and is expected to be one of the most technologically advanced cultivation facilities in the nation.\"Massachusetts is one of the most dynamic developing cannabis markets in the United States,\" stated AmeriCann CEO Tim Keogh. \"Our MMCC project is positioned to become a center of excellence for quality, consistency, and efficiency and play an important role in helping to provide the cannabis infrastructure the Commonwealth requires.\"In 2016, AmeriCann formed an alliance with BASK, Inc. (formerly known as Coastal Compassion, Inc.) as a Preferred Partner in Massachusetts. BASK is scheduled to be the first cultivation and processing business in AmeriCann's Massachusetts Medical Cannabis Center. This alliance makes AmeriCann one of the only publicly traded companies that have a partnership with an operating dispensary in the Massachusetts market.O...