CINCINNATI, OH, May 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Callitas Health Inc. (CSE:LILY) (OTCQB:MPHMF) (FWB:T3F2), (the “Company” or “Callitas”) an integrated clinical-stage pharmaceutical development and OTC consumer goods marketing company, announced today that it has signed industry expert Dr. Gregory Smith MD, MPH, as the Company’s Chief Medical Cannabis Advisor. The addition of Dr. Smith will help give the Company additional product development, clinical study capabilities and visibility in the THC/CBD (cannabinoids) market.
“We believe the addition of Dr. Smith to the Callitas team will help us better navigate the quickly evolving cannabinoid industry and provide expert insight for our current products and future programs in research and development,” said James Thompson, Interim President and CEO. “He brings a wealth of knowledge, clinical experience and insights that will be invaluable for our Company’s growth.”
After receiving his medical degree from Rush Medical School in Chicago, Dr. Smith went on to earn a Masters of Public Health degree from Harvard University. Since leaving the U.S. Army as a Major, Dr. Smith worked in primary care practice in California, Georgia and Florida for the past 30 years. He first trained on use of medical cannabis in California in 2000, and subsequently, has published over a dozen peer-reviewed medical publications, two medical textbooks and “CBD (Cannabidiol) What You Need to Know”.
Dr. Smith has garnered extensive experience and education in the field of cannabinoid medication, and currently serves as the editor-in-chief of www.Cannabis-MD.com, and Director of Medical Affairs for First Harvest Financial, Inc. (a cannabis investment firm).
“I’ve been working with medical cannabis-related products for the last four years and am very excited to see what Callitas has in the pipeline,” said Dr. Smith. “The team at Callitas is focused on putting innovative technologies on the market, and I’m looking forward to helping Callitas bring these current and new projects to fruition, quickly and with best medical practices.”
About Callitas Health: Formed in early 2015, Callitas Health Inc. is an integrated clinical-stage pharmaceutical development and OTC consumer goods marketing company, focused on developing innovative technologies for weight management, female sexual health and wellness, cannabis delivery technologies and other proprietary drugs. In addition to its recent acquisitions of C-103, a reformulation of Orlistat, Extrinsa and assets from 40J’s LLC, the Company successfully launched ToConceive in North America as a clinically proven option for couples struggling with the inability to conceive(www.toconceive.com), and is in the research and development and business development process for its other OTC products, CannaMint strips and orphan drug technologies. For more information visit www.callitas.com .
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Notice regarding investigational devices: CannaMint Strips, C-103 and Extrinsa are investigational drugs or devices and are not currently available outside of approved clinical trials. Claims regarding the safety and efficacy of these devices have not been evaluated by Health Canada, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or any other international regulatory body.
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Contacts: Callitas Health: James Thompson, CEO, or Callitas Investor Relations Phone: +1 (859) 868-3131 TraDigitalIR: Investor Relations – Kevin McGrath, Managing Director Phone: +1 (646) 418-7002
