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LEEF Brands Announces US$4.5M Initial Closing of Up to US$8M Financing Led by Mindset Capital; Appoints Jamie Mendola to Board of Directors
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LEEF Brands, Inc. (CSE: LEEF) (OTCQB: LEEEF) (“LEEF” or the "Company"), a rapidly growing multi-state operator, today announced a US$4.5 million initial closing of an up to US$8 million financing led by Mindset Capital and its founder, Aaron Edelheit, along with the appointment of Jamie Mendola to the Company’s Board of Directors.LEEF intends to complete two concurrent non-brokered private placements. LEEF will offer units ("LEEF Un
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