SEATTLE, WA / ACCESSWIRE / August 1, 2019 / Discovery Gold Corporation. (OTCPINK:DCGD, the “Company”), which has announced a corporate name change to GRN Holding Corporation, is pleased to announce it has added Dr. Jeffrey Sharkey to its Strategic Advisory Board. Dr. Sharkey will assist the Company in its State, Federal, and International government affairs and regulatory efforts.
Dr. Sharkey is a nationally recognized marijuana and hemp government relations consultant based in the State of Florida. He was directly involved in the development of legislation creating the state’s medical marijuana legislation in 2014 and each year’s legislative expansion of the program. He is the founder and President of the Medical Marijuana Business Association of Florida which has provided rational policy guidance to policy makers and assists individuals with identifying and securing new business opportunities in the state’s expanding medical marijuana industry.
In addition, Dr Sharkey has been directly involved legislation to create the state’s new Hemp program, having authored the legislation for the Industrial Hemp Research program and most recently the State Hemp Plan authorized under the 2018 Federal Farm Bill. Dr. Sharkey is also a co-founder of Sunshine Hemp, Inc. which was recently issued the State of Florida’s first public-private Hemp Planting permit in cooperation with Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University (FAMU).
“Dr. Sharkey has tremendous insights and experience in all aspects of marijuana and hemp policy at the state and national level and can help the company develop successful growth strategies in diverse markets across the U.S. We truly look forward to Jeff’s guidance in moving DCGD forward”, commented Justin Costello, CEO of the Company.
Regarding the appointment to the Advisory Board, Mr. Sharkey said: “I am very excited to be able to assist and spearhead DCGD’s policy agenda and regulatory strategy as it looks to provide significant growth opportunities for investors in the marijuana and hemp markets. I look forward to working with DCGD”.
About Discovery Gold Corporation
Discovery Gold Corporation (OTC: DCGD) is a Nevada registered publicly traded company.
For more information, please contact:
Richard Hawkins
[email protected]
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" which are not purely historical and may include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the development, costs and results of new business opportunities and words such as "anticipate", "seek", intend", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "project", "plan", or similar phrases may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the inherent uncertainties associated with new projects, the future U.S. and global economies, the impact of competition, and the Company's reliance on existing regulations regarding the use and development of cannabis-based products. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that any beliefs, plans, expectations and intentions contained in this press release are reasonable, there can be no assurance that any such beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions will prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosure outlined in our annual report on Form 10-k, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, please visit www.sec.gov.
SOURCE: Discovery Gold Corp.