AMERI Holdings, Inc. announced that former CIA Director, the Honorable R. James (Jim) Woolsey, has joined the Company as a strategy consultant. Woolsey will provide Ameri leadership with counsel in the areas of business development and government affairs in the cannabis industry ahead of the closing of its merger with Jay Pharma, a Canadian company dedicated to developing innovative, evidence-based cannabinoid products and combination therapies to address unmet needs in cancer care. Woolsey is a longtime advocate for the commercialization of hemp for industrial use. The Company expects Woolsey to join the board of directors of Jay Pharma upon the close of the merger.