NORWOOD, Mass. — Multistate cannabis operator MariMed Inc. presented the Fourth Annual Bob Fireman Entrepreneur of the Year Award during a ceremony on June 15. The recipient of this year’s award is Weldon Angelos, an advocate for criminal justice reform and founder of cannabis brand REEFORM.
The Bob Fireman Entrepreneur of the Year Award honors the legacy of MariMed’s co-founder and chief executive officer, who passed away in 2022. The award is presented annually to a cannabis industry executive who embodies Fireman’s entrepreneurial spirit as well as his staunch advocacy for legal access to cannabis and social justice reform.
In 2003, Angelos was sentenced to 55 years in federal prison. He was released after receiving clemency from President Obama in 2016. Angelos founded Mission [Green], which is dedicated to helping free people incarcerated for cannabis, advocating for policy reform, and ending the war on drugs. His cannabis brand exists as a platform to advocate for the release of those unjustly incarcerated and to help them rebuild their lives post-release.
