John Slaughter is the founder and CEO of High North Laboratories.
In 2016, John started High North by analyzing cannabis for dispensaries in Vancouver and Toronto to aid in purchasing decisions and pricing strategies. In 2018, High North moved to it’s current 16,000 sqft GMP facility in Toronto, where it has performed over 500,000 tests on cannabis while exporting cannabis from Canada to more markets around the world than any other laboratory. High North has been recognized by the Canadian cannabis industry capturing lab of the year for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Before cannabis, John’s work experience was in the CPG, Pharmaceutical, Nutraceuticals, Chocolate & Candy, and Pet Food industries with such companies as Maple Leaf Foods, Johnson & Johnson, Mondelez, and Mars. John has an undergraduate degree from UWO and an MBA from the Ivey Business School.