Research Scientist Dr. Paul Roethle Teams Up With Constance Pure Botanical Extracts to Study the Medicinal Benefits of Cannabis Oil

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 28, 2015) - Constance Pure Botanical Extracts (http://www.cbdfarm.org/) announces the appointment of Dr. Paul Roethle as Principal Scientist. Dr. Roethle will be spearheading the research and development efforts at CPBE and helping to unlock the biological and therapeutic potential of using botanical extracts from the cannabis plant.

Dr. Roethle earned a Ph.D in organic chemistry from the University of California Berkeley in 2008 with a focus on the chemistry and biosynthesis of natural products. He then spent 7 years working at Gilead Services, a research-based biopharmaceutical company, as a Medicinal Chemist and Project Manager on several projects, including finding and advancing new therapies for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and other liver diseases.

Dr. Roethle is listed as co-author on over 15 publications, including articles in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Journal of the American Chemical Society, as well as co-inventor on numerous patents and patent applications. He is also a member of the American Chemical Society.

"We are incredibly excited and honored to be working alongside such a respected and esteemed colleague," said Constance Finley, founder and CEO of Constance Pure Botanical Extracts. "Paul's wealth of knowledge and experience in basic and clinical research will be instrumental in helping us understand the full range of benefits that cannabis-based therapies can provide people suffering from cancer, neurological diseases and other fatal and chronic illnesses."

About Constance Pure Botanical Extracts:
Constance Pure Botanical Extracts is an innovator in the medical cannabis industry. The collective's artisan cannabis oil and related products have undergone years of rigorous research and testing by the industry's leading laboratories for potency and purity. Constance Pure Botanical Extracts uses only the most valuable portion of locally grown cannabis plants -- not byproducts -- to create THC and CBD-rich cannabis oils that are among the first in proving the effectiveness of using whole plant cannabis therapeutics for physician-referred patients with serious health conditions. CPBE cannabis oils are produced using safe, food-grade, organic ethanol. Learn more by visiting http://www.cbdfarm.org/.