LEEF Brands Announces US$4.5M Initial Closing of Up to US$8M Financing Led by Mindset Capital; Appoints Jamie Mendola to Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LEEF Brands, Inc. (CSE: LEEF) (OTCQB: LEEEF) (“LEEF” or the "Company"), a rapidly growing multi-state operator, today announced a US$4.5 million initial closing of an up to US$8 million financing led by Mindset Capital and its founder, Aaron Edelheit, along with the appointment of Jamie Mendola to the Company's Board of Directors. LEEF intends to complete two concurrent non-brokered private placements.