The Legends Who Built Cannabis Culture Are Finally Certified. It’s Called Oakland Legendary.
Oakland built the cannabis culture before there was a legal market. Now the city has a certification mark to prove it. The City of Oakland launched the nation’s first cannabis equity certification mark on April 20, giving consumers a way to identify businesses owned by operators who were most impacted by the War on Drugs […]
‘Cannabis Is a Tool, Not an Escape.’ Two Iraqi-American Brothers Built a $180 Million Brand Around That Idea.
Ali and Muha Garawi built Muha Meds from a $15,000 startup into one of cannabis’s most dominant brands — without outside money, without losing the culture and without losing each other. “A lot of people wait for the right moment or for some perfect circumstance,” says Muha Garawi, “but when you have a background like […]
How a Bronx Chef Built the First Licensed Dispensary in the Hamptons
From the Bronx to Brown Budda. “I grew up in the Bronx. My mother’s a type two diabetic.” Marquis Hayes’s entry into cannabis was personal. He recalls waking up to medical emergencies at home–moments that forced responsibility early. “I would usually wake up to a mom that had a sugar coma, and I would have […]