2019 20 Under 40
WHY HE’S TOP 20: Leveraged experience as a chemical engineer in the oil and gas industry to launch, fund and grow pioneering cannabis and hemp extraction and refining business.
The Next Big Oil Boom
Companies large and small, local and national, have placed big bets on growing and cultivating the plants. But there’s a secondary industry that could be even more profitable: cannabis oil extraction. And a local company is poised to get in early with a processing plant in Aylmer.
Ian Haase, MBA ’10 – Getting back on the saddle with Motif
For eight years, Ian Haase, MBA ’10, had the best of both worlds. He had the excitement of engaging with young entrepreneurs on a daily basis, with the added bonus of having a secure job. So what inspired Haase to get back in the saddle with a cannabis company named Motif?
Bienvenue en Ontario, province de l’or vert
For eight years, Ian Haase, MBA ’10, had the best of both worlds. He had the excitement of engaging with young entrepreneurs on a daily basis, with the added bonus of having a secure job. So what inspired Haase to get back in the saddle with a cannabis company named Motif?
Case Study: Leaf Forward x Motif Cannabis
Motif is a full-service cannabis and hemp extraction company, offering toll processing and white labeling services to licensed producers, retail brands and industrial hemp farmers. Cultivators send their biomass to Motif, who convert it into highly refined oils, concentrates and white label products; such as vaporizers, tinctures, or capsules. Motif prides itself on its ability…
The Cannabis Society hosted an invite-only Cannabis Conference
The Cannabis Society is on a mission to create the biggest Cannabis Deal Making Community in Canada. Together, industry experts, entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers aim to collaborate in unison to achieve just that.
Piece of cannabis pie coming to Sarnia
Motif Labs is the brainchild of entrepreneurs Ian Haase and Mario Naric, a former Western University director and a one-time engineer at Imperial Oil respectively. They’ll work with staff and students at Lambton College to stretch the limits of a soon-to-open Canadian market for cannabis-infused edibles, projected to be worth $2.7 billion annually, according to New…
Second cannabis company puts down roots in Aylmer facility
Construction is underway on a $2-million cannabis oil extraction facility in the Elgin Innovation Centre (EIC), located in the former Imperial Tobacco plant on John Street in Aylmer. Motif will occupy a 2,000-square-metre space that will employ up to 50 workers when it’s operational in the fall, say the company’s founders.
Alumnus capitalizes on Canada’s cannabis industry
In October 2018, the use of cannabis for recreational purposes became legal in Canada. While the industry focus has been on large-scale cultivation of the plant, emerging trends for products such as edibles, vaporizers and beverages revolve around cannabis oil extraction.
Lambton College Expanding Research Focus to Cannabis
SARNIA, May 30, 2019 – With growing capabilities and expertise to support cannabis-related research, Lambton College has expanded its area of focus to support projects in this emerging industry sector. Over the last two years, the College has been approached by various businesses looking for project support with the goal of developing new products or…