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Cowen back on board of Canadian cannabis and cryptocurrency firm

The former taoiseach had previously been on the advisory board of GetTangi Corporation, and has now returned following his 2019 stroke

Brian Cowen: the former taoiseach re-joined the advisory board of a Canadian cannabis and cryptocurrency company which aims to eliminate cash from legal cannabis purchases. Picture: PA

Brian Cowen, the former Taoiseach, has re-joined the advisory board of a Canadian cannabis and cryptocurrency company which aims to eliminate cash from legal cannabis purchases.

GetTangi Corporation is developing a new cryptocurrency, Tangi, and an associated payment platform that will allow customers to buy cannabis from the roughly 7,500 legal cannabis dispensaries in the US.

Ronald Strauss, the company’s chief executive, told the Business Post that GetTangi Corporation’s mission is to be the leading ...