Chuck Rifici (born Charles Orifici) is a Canadian entrepreneur, former CEO of Tweed Marijuana Inc, and former CFO of the Liberal Party of Canada.
[3] Rifici served as CFO of Select Start Studios, Marchwell Ventures Ltd, Impatica Inc, and of Cybersurf Corp.[4] In 2011, Rifici was appointed CFO of Liberal Party of Canada by interim party leader Bob Rae, an appointment upheld by incoming Liberal leader Justin Trudeau.
They acquired a large manufacturing plant in Smiths Falls, got listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, and rose $24 million from investors.
[7] In October 2015, after the Canadian government announced its intention to legalize recreational cannabis, Rifici's value of his shares in Canopy gained 25% instantly.
[7] In February 2017 he sued Rona Ambrose, Alexander Nuttall and Blaine Calkins after they tweeted innuendos around the Canopy Growth’s share price surge in late May 2016.