Aaron Hoffnung

The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) is the largest trade association representing legal cannabis businesses in the United States. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization has hundreds of forward-thinking businesses and tens-of-thousands of cannabis professionals as members from coast to coast. NCIA is committed to protecting the legal cannabis industry, defending state laws, and advancing federal policy reforms. Founded in 2010, NCIA promotes the growth of a responsible and legitimate cannabis industry and works towards a favorable social, economic, and legal environment for the industry. The American company was founded by Aaron Hoffnung.

Fiorello Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates a medical marijuana company. Its products category include capsule, oral spray, powder, suppository, tablet, tincture, topical and vape cartridge. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.