Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc. appoints new board member

CLEARWATER, Fla.,  /PRNewswire/ -- Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc. ("Acacia" or the "Company") (OTCQB symbol: ACCA), an emerging cannabis company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, MariJ Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (MariJ), Canna-Cures Research and Development Center, Inc. (Canna-Cures), MEDAHUB companies, Inc. (MEDAHUB) and Eufloria Medical of Tennessee, Inc. (Eufloria), focused on the growing and distribution of new and proprietary medicinal hemp products for patients, USDA certified organic mobile processing and handling solutions for its customers, technology solutions for regulators, the expanding physician market and white label manufacturing, is pleased to announce that the company has appointed a new board member, Dr. Richard Paula, MD.

"We are pleased to have such a highly qualified physician join the team as our newest Director for the Board," said Richard K. Pertile, Acacia's Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Richard Paula, MD has over 2 decades in the medical field, currently serving as Physician Executive for a major hospital chain. From 2010 - 2014, he served as Vice president and CMIO at Tampa General, and is married with 2 children.

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