Bloomberg Law
Sept. 20, 2021, 10:21 PM UTC

Canopy Growth Elevates Ex-Dentons Partner as Legal Chief Leaves

Brian Baxter
Brian Baxter
Reporter

Medical marijuana producer Canopy Growth Corp. named former Dentons partner James Wishart to replace the company’s chief legal officer on an interim basis pending an Oct. 1 resignation.

The Smith Falls, Ontario-based company, which also produces cannabis for recreational use, disclosed in a securities filing Monday that Phillip Shaer will resign. The chief legal officer and corporate secretary told the company of his plans Sept. 14, and Canopy didn’t give a reason for Shaer’s departure.

Wishart joined Canopy in 2019 as a senior director for international trade and regulatory law. The company promoted him last year to vice president and ...

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