by Richard T | Jan 25, 2017 | Stories
Meeting Michael Garganese, founder of the Cannabis brand Lola Lola, reminded me of Roy Choi, the Owner of Kogi Food Trucks. If you don’t know Kogi BBQ, their empire revolutionized the food truck industry. In an interview by Eddie Huang, Roy speaks about food in a way...
by Richard T | Jan 23, 2017 | Stories
I arrived at the L.A. Convention Center 30 minutes early for the BIG Industry Show. The Staples Center is next door, I had time, so I quickly ran over to see if the Shaq Statue was up (it wasn’t). I got inside the convention at 12:00 pm. Damn, even if you had a...
by Richard T | Jan 22, 2017 | Stories
Pre-Event Thoughts As a relative newcomer to the cannabis industry, I was pretty damn excited, but also a little nervous. It’s kind of intimidating when you feel like you have so much to learn before you can even be respected in the industry. The event was...
by Richard T | Dec 28, 2016 | Stories
Past Everyone remembers their first time. For me, I was a skinny, pimply kid in high-school. It was right after my exam at the start of summer vacation. This would be my reward and I was always curious, so why not? My friends and I scraped together a few bucks each to...