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John Arbuthnot

Founder & CEO

Delta 9 Cannabis

John is the Co-Founder and CEO of Delta 9 Cannabis Inc., a vertically integrated and publicly traded Canadian cannabis company headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. John has driven Delta 9’s growth from its original 2 founders to over 200 employees today. Delta 9 is currently automating its production capacity of 8,350 Kg/year to lower cost per gram which is currently at $0.96. He has rolled out a chain of 7 Delta 9 branded retail stores and has plans for another 5 over the next year. Since inception John raised over $80 million in capital and took Delta 9 public on the TSX Exchange under the symbol DN, becoming the youngest CEO of a publicly traded cannabis company.