Why Greg Engle is Leaving Big Pharma for Medical Cannabis

Written by Greg Engle

I have dedicated my entire career to the health care industry because it's important to me to spend my life doing something that helps people. Now, after more than 25 years, I have decided to leave behind the big pharma establishment in order to embark on a new journey on the cutting edge of health care, as the first CEO of Tilray, Canada's leading licensed producer of medical cannabis.

Here are the top five reasons why:

1. Patients deserve better. Last year, Canada made history when it became one of the first countries in the world to create a federally-sanctioned, commercial medical cannabis industry that treats medical cannabis more like medicine than contraband. The change in regulations sparked a much-needed, national dialogue about what we should expect of our healthcare system and the role that medical cannabis should play as a treatment option for patients in...

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