Slang Worldwide Inc C.SLNG

A word about our Co-Founders

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TORONTO, March 28, 2019 /CNW/ - SLANG Worldwide Inc. (CNSX: SLNG), (Frankfurt: 84S), ("SLANG" or the "Company"), a leading cannabis consumer packaged goods company, is pleased to announce that co-founders Peter Miller and Billy Levy have been honored as High Times 100 Most Influential People in Cannabis for 2019 for their leadership in the cannabis industry. High Times 100 is recognized as the highest honor for a cannabis executive or entrepreneur.

SLANG Worldwide co-founders Billy Levy (President, left) and Peter Miller (CEO) have been honored among the High Times 100 Most Influential People in Cannabis for 2019 for their leadership in the cannabis industry. (CNW Group/SLANG WORLDWIDE)

In 2012, SLANG Worldwide co-founders Peter Miller (CEO) and Billy Levy (President) co-founded Mettrum Health Corp, a leading Canadian licensed producer that was acquired by Canopy Growth in 2016. An experienced entrepreneur with a decade of leadership in cannabis and a track record in agriculture, operations, tech, and clean energy, Peter is also the Chairman of the Canadian licensed producer Agripharm. Billy's visionary leadership in consumer tech and marketing has resulted in a number of start-ups including Virgin Gaming (acquired by Cineplex Media 2015) and Virgin Mega (acquired by NIKE June 2016) with Sir Richard Branson.

In 2017, Peter and Billy applied their knowledge of the cannabis industry to found the company that became SLANG Worldwide, with the vision to become a global leader in branded cannabis products. SLANG Worldwide has the widest distribution of products in the US. Today, consumers can purchase SLANG's branded products in more than 2,600 retail stores across 11 US states. SLANG's portfolio of brands includes category-leading products such as O.penVAPE, :Pressies, District Edibles, Bakked, Magic Buzz, Firefly vaporizers and the iconic Green House/Strain Hunters. Green House's head of Retail Operations Joa Helms joins Peter and Billy in this year's High Times 100.

Peter and Billy said, "On behalf of SLANG Worldwide's amazing teams and best-selling brands and fantastic partners, we are thrilled to be honored by High Times 100. The cannabis industry has been built by passionate mavericks from all walks of life and all over the world whose efforts and results are now becoming more accepted and welcomed, and we are proud to work alongside these people every day. We look forward to continuing to grow SLANG businesses in a responsible and inclusive way for our customers, communities, industry partners and investors."

Peter, Billy and Joa were inducted during the second annual High Times 100 gala awards ceremony last night in Los Angeles and will be featured in the next issue of High Times. For more than 44 years, High Times has been the leading cannabis publication and contributed extensive coverage on the industry and its extensive impact on the global economy, retail, law, science, health, entertainment and communities.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/slang-worldwide-co-founders-peter-miller-and-billy-levy-named-among-most-influential-people-in-cannabis-by-high-times-100-886704875.html

Go SLNG

Acer1234

[voiperguy]

SLNG, that is not a new PR, that is just regurgitated old news with todays date...not impressed. 2 months on the CSE and you're below your IPO start...again, not impressed.

[acer1234]

totally agree with you. Not impressed at all. always says product in 2600 stores. Have they not got anything on any more shelves since the IPO? Everytime they have a PR about anything add that to it. i think they should update the store count. Why not? At least then you can always see growth. Go SLNG Acer1234

[Pra567]

HAHAHAHAHA    Is that a joke , that co-founders are in top 100 most influential people in cannabis.    Hahahah.  They just got lucky in there previous venture.  Now look at the stock price , its sliding from day one from the ipo date.  Meaning the investors knows these people are not capable of doing any business. The stock price reflects everything. They never

[toolmantaylor]

 Coming from a guy that can't spell "their", I don't trust your hunch about the company doing something fishy. They worked hard and it's not just luck that put them in high ranking positions in the cannabis sector. Hell, Canopy valued this company at a higher than current market cap and I believe they have better judgement than anyone on this bullboard. One reason this