Jennifer Clifton was hired in June 2018 as the first general counsel of Orchid Ventures Inc., the Costa Mesa, California-based cannabis company. In the last year she’s helped the company go public on the Canadian Securities Exchange and is currently helping Orchid expand its brand  further into the U.S.

Orchid, which already operates in Canada, California and Oregon, announced its plans earlier this month to expand to Nevada, Washington, Florida, Michigan and Massachusetts.