CANNAINVESTOR Magazine Privately Held Companies December 2017 | Page 157

CI: What previous experience does management have to assist Healing Budz in executing on its business plan strategy?

HB: Our Senior management team is made up extremely talented and successful entrepreneurs and professionals. We have a combined experience of over 100 years in sales and marketing, over 25 years of experience with designing, implementing and adapting technically sophisticated online web and mobile applications, and a combined experience of over 60 years in business finance and accounting.

CI: How does marijuana legislation impact your business?

HB: Legalization will continue to broaden the support among Americans for medicinal cannabis. Patients will look to trustworthy communities like Healing Budz to gain firsthand knowledge on how this plant can help them heal. As the remaining states continue towards legalization, more and more businesses will open across the country to support the enormous demand and we will be there to help those businesses reach patients all over the world.

CI: What would be a major catalyst for Healing Budz?

HB: Achieving our funding goals this round as well as subsequent rounds soon after.

CI: What are your plans for funds invested with you from investors?

HB: We will use every dollar invested to help us accelerate our growth from a startup company to a major industry player. This includes our goals of hiring great talent, advancing our technology, and creating global brand awareness.

CI: Are the risks for investors minimized due to the fact Healing Budz is an ancillary business and do not touch the plant?

HB: We absolutely believe so. As an ancillary business model, we are not directly affected nor prohibited by state and federal laws like other companies that handle products. Think of us as the Facebook for the medical marijuana industry.

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