Who is George Scorsis?

Who is George Scorsis the visionary businessman?

As Executive Chairman of WeedMD, a Canadian medically focused, federally licensed producer and distributor of medical cannabis, George takes a constructive role in all business activities and rallies his team to excel, learn and contribute, setting high standards and forging a stimulating culture.  Most recently, George Scorsis saw a tremendous opportunity with M&A and the consolidation of the cannabis industry. After the merger of Starseed and WeedMD, he continued as the Executive Chairman of WeedMD with a combined transaction that led to a $25 million raise as well as combining two synergistic platforms. This was followed by an additional $30 million credit facility to further expand WeedMD’s medical and recreational platforms.

Prior to his role at WeedMD, George was President of Red Bull Canada, where he was instrumental in restructuring the organization from a geographical and operational perspective, growing the business to $150 MM in revenue. During his tenure, he worked closely with Health Canada on guidelines regulating the energy drink category.

Who is George Scorsis in supporting cutting edge therapies?

George Scorsis has acted as Chairman and Director of numerous private and public entities. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Scythian Biosciences Corp., a research and development company committed to advancing treatment efforts for traumatic brain injury with its proprietary cannabinoid-based combination drug therapy and additional cannabis-related activities across the globe. He also served as Founder and Chairman of Tassili Life Sciences, where he worked to develop effective psilocybin-based therapeutics for the treatment of mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

As a Co-Founder and Chairman of AWAKN Life Sciences, George Scorsis lends his expertise and support to positively impact the mental health field through the use of psychedelic pharmacology into mental health treatment.

Who is George Scorsis in the community?

George has consistently made an impact on his local community through involvement in charitable organizations. He has served as a benefactor to The Agincourt Food Bank in Scarborough for many years, and his charity work, volunteer services and financial support of various initiatives has been a guiding principle throughout his personal and professional life.

George Scorsis graduated from York University in May 2000 and completed an Executive Program at Queen’s University in May 2011.