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General Cannabis Corp (OTCMKTS:CANN) the comprehensive resource to the regularized cannabis industry, reported that Duncan Levin, the former federal prosecutor and managing associate of Tucker Levin, PLLC, has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors.

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Levin is a renowned professional in the legal aspects of internal investigations, anti-fraud and anti-money laundering. After an extended career at the senior-most levels of federal and state law enforcement, Levin now frequently consults with numerous operations facing complex challenges, including investigatory, anti-fraud and regulatory issues. Prior to establishing Tucker Levin, he was a federal attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice focusing on asset forfeiture and money laundering and on the senior personnel of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, where he served as Chief of Asset Forfeiture and administered money laundering cases.

As the chief forfeiture for Manhattan District Prosecutor Cyrus Vance, Jr., Levin administered all civil and criminal asset forfeiture and money laundering on numerous cases, comprising international corruption, identity theft, white-collar fraud, terrorist financing, narcotics and organized crime cases. He was the key link with U.S. Department of Justice in the HSBC OFAC sanctions instance when penalty of $1.9 billion was levied and also in Standard Chartered OFAC and the OFAC/AML cases.

Robert Frichtel, the CEO of General Cannabis, said that Levin’s expertise and background assists elevate company to a new level of industry-leading competence. His innovative perspective on intricate legal concerns will help them move through uncharted territory in their growing industry and position company as the premier consulting entity in the field.

Commenting on his new role, Levin reported that General Cannabis is set to be the unmatched industry leader, and he is pleased to join the board in this period of dynamic growth. The cannabis industry is one of the rapidly growing divisions in the nation’s economy, and the company is well positioned to be the pioneer in all aspects of offering the extensive possible range of support services moving from real estate and grow services to financing and security.