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Within, I\u2019d say, a few seconds of listening to Vladimir Bautista speak about his red-hot New York City-based dispensary and cannabis lifestyle brand, Happy Munkey, the unfamiliar feeling you\u2019re definitely experiencing is unabashed inspiration. This Vlad dude is dope.<\/p>\n
Bautista and longtime business partner and high school friend Ramon Reyes have transformed Happy Munkey into more than a storefront dispensary: It\u2019s the pride of a culture, a neighborhood and a city. These guys even brought two Clio Awards to Dyckman Street in the Heights. Now that\u2019s<\/em> cool.<\/p>\n With a second location in the heart of downtown Brooklyn\u2014a stone\u2019s throw from the Barclay Center, home of the NBA\u2019s Nets and NHL\u2019s Islanders\u2014Happy Munkey serves up quality flower, pre-rolls, edibles, tinctures, concentrates, vapes and more. But what a list of top-shelf products can\u2019t convey is the level of swag (or is it rizz?) the entire Happy Munkey experience is. Its NYC authenticity comes at you from every square inch of the shop to every word from its proprietors. In 2024, Happy Munkey feels<\/em> like New York because it is<\/em> New York. In fact, the pride of Inwood\u2019s owners and motto are one and the same: \u201cWe don\u2019t do it for the clout, we do it for the culture.\u201d<\/p>\n So, then, is Happy Munkey a global brand in its infancy? Is the Starbucks model the desired expansion plan for the cool brand? \u201cNot really,\u201d Bautista says. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s a bit more like, say, TAO nightclubs, where they only open a few clubs in very select locations with world-class results.\u201d<\/p>\n A TAO-like cannabis HQ sounds pretty rad, right? How about a reality show based on Happy Munkey, then? Bautista smiles mischievously and reveals that they\u2019ve been filming behind-the-scenes for about 18 months or so. \u201cYou never know,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Bautista says he and Reyes (and the entire Happy Munkey family) have a passion for the plant and its medicinal properties, and they are, in fact, advocates for cannabis legalization and education. Bautista tells me that Happy Munkey\u2019s genesis comes from a desire to provide safe, legal cannabis to the community that\u2019s given so much to them.<\/p>\n As a lifestyle brand, Happy Munkey is making moves well beyond their dispensaries\u2014as great as those are\u2014into podcasting (\u201cThe Happy Munkey Podcast\u201d), merchandising, television (\u201cMunkey TV\u201d) and, for a while, even magazines (Munkey Biz<\/em>).<\/p>\n Happy Munkey does so much more than see, hear or speak no evil. This elevated cannabis 360 experience brings joy, quality and success back to the very place they call home. That\u2019s Nueva York<\/em>, baby!<\/p>\n The post Munkey Business<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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