The company will add a number of jobs sourced from the local community as production activities ramp up in southern Ontario
Inc () (OTCMKTS:FSDFF) welcomed local and regional politicians at its company headquarters in Cobourg, Ontario in celebration of the cannabis company’s new sales license.
Both Member of Parliament Kim Rudd and Cobourg mayor John Henderson lent their support to the facility, which is expected to create a number of new jobs for the southeastern Ontario community.
“It is great to see an investment of this scale come to our community,” said MP Kim Rudd. “We know the hard work and diligence that went through to get to this point and I am confident that they will be a great corporate citizen for this region for years to come.”
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Cobourg mayor John Henderson congratulated FSD Pharma on its achievement and welcomed the opportunities they will be creating for the community.
“Today the town of Cobourg celebrates with the company, and we look forward to being a partner in its continued growth,” he said in a statement.
FSD’s wholly-owned subsidiary FV Pharma Inc was awarded a sales license by Health Canada earlier this week.
The cannabis company’s president and cofounder Zeeshan Saeed said in a statement that company has received incredible support from the local community that directly contributed to the successful license application.
“The sales license is the last step in our official entrance to the national cannabis market,” he said. “This allows us to accelerate investment in production, add jobs, and contribute to the local economy in a meaningful and responsible way.”
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