SCOTTSDALE, AZ / ACCESSWIRE / June 1, 2015 / THC Farmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB:CBDG): announces that on May 15, 2015, Former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company and elected to serve on our board of directors as Chairman of the Board.
Senator Gravel is the former United States Senator from the State of Alaska having served two terms from 1969 to 1981 and was a Democratic and Libertarian Party candidate for President of the United States in 2008. Also, in 2008, Senator Gravel received the Columbia University School of General Studies' first annual Isaac Asimov Lifetime Achievement Award. While in the Senate, Senator Gravel served on the Finance, Interior, Environmental and Public Works committees, and chaired the Energy, Water Resources, Buildings and Grounds and Environmental Pollution subcommittees. Senator Gravel is best known for his opposition to the Vietnam War. He filibustered for five months, which forced the end of the military draft in 1973. When the Nixon administration filed prior restraints against the New York Times and other papers limiting the publication of on the Pentagon Papers, Senator Gravel took the initiative to place the document into the Senate record and to release the papers to the general public. The Senator published the papers as: The Senator Gravel Edition, The Pentagon Papers in 1971. The Nixon administration sought to prosecute Senator Gravel for his release of the Pentagon Papers. However, the Supreme Court in 1972 validated Senator Gravel's actions in a ruling based on the Speech and Debate Clause of the Constitution. Gravel has written two books, Jobs and More Jobs , and Citizen Power, co-authored A Political Odyssey and The King Makers. Senator Gravel was the third Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives. Senator Gravel is a current member of the board of directors of Cannabis Sativa, Inc. (CBDS) and President/CEO of KUSH, a subsidiary of CBDS, engaged in the research, development and licensing of specialized natural cannabis products. Senator Gravel graduated from the Columbia University School of General Studies and holds four honorary doctorate degrees.
About THC Farmaceuticals, Inc.: CBDG owns and operates ATMs placed in high-traffic commercial areas in Utah and CBDG is now expanding its operations to include businesses and intellectual properties related to the hemp and cannabis industries.
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SOURCE: THC Farmaceuticals, Inc.
