Whisky Exec Drops Single Malt for World of Weed

Victor Jerez, the former head of strategy at Glenfiddich distiller William Grant & Sons, has seen the future and says it has cannabis written all over it.

The executive has resigned from his position running corporate development at the world’s third-largest Scotch whisky producer effective Aug. 31 to pursue opportunities in blending weed and drinks, starting with speaking at an industry event in Chicago on Tuesday, where startups will pitch for investment.