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The Happy Munkey And Van Gogh

CNBC visits client The Happy Munkey’s consumption friendly event at NYC’s Original Immersive Van Gogh exhibit that ultimately won a Clio for the event: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/12/09/cannabis-consumption-lounges-gain-in-popularity.html

Cannabis to the Rescue

CANNABIS TO THE RESCUE – https://mjnewsnetwork.com/blogs/opinion-how-cannabis-can-save-the-mid-terms-for-democrats-in-2022/ – is my recommendations for the Democrats to survive the mid-terms intact.

NYC Cannabis Events Come Out Of The Closet

Here’s a major feature in The NY Times we orchestrated to show today’s Cannabis consumers and what they look like as opposed to the “Cheech & Chong” stereotypes. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/style/cannabis-events-new-york-city.html

Happy Munkey’s move from legacy to legal Cannabis.

Our client, NY’s infamous Happy Munkey and its founders are featured in a Gannett syndicated story. https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2021/06/09/new-york-marijuana-legalization-sales-diversify-licenses/5042366001/

Documentary on voter suppression during 2020 Wisconsin primary featured in “The Daily Beast.”

We worked on the campaign for this powerful short doc and this column started the buzz.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-shocking-upset-that-shows-how-democrats-can-crush-trump

Guest column in Rolling Stone

I was accepted as a member into the Rolling Stone Culture Council and as part of that, I get to write a column every now and then. My first is below.

How PR Professionals Can Change the Conversation Around Cannabis

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture-council/articles/pr-professionals-cannabis-1135732/

How PR Professionals Can Change the Conversation Around Cannabis

Client, OTT streamer ROW8, new deal with Southern Theaters, makes the news with groundbreaking partnership

Southern Theatres Partners with Row8 for PVOD Streaming Platform

As the pandemic fades and life returns to a new normalcy, our client, ROW8, is working with the studios and theaters together to make sure movie fans never miss out on new titles if they can’t make it to the theater, as Boxoffice Pro reports.

Cheddar TV covers Happy Munkey’s “Farewell to Prohibition” celebration.

https://cheddar.com/media/cannabis-brand-happy-munkey-takes-over-upscale-steakhouse-to-celebrate-4-20-and-legalization?fbclid=IwAR0ZOSyFR4-akTX3XvB9lKEVQGfMreokBkhaxZB5zFzrmn_N0RdOPDHBIJQ

Among the many media that turned out to cover client The Happy Munkey’s now infamous 420 event at Bobby Van’s Steakhouse on Wall Street, whose traders will soon see the real green is in Cannabis….

Client The Happy Munkey featured in Bloomberg BusinessWeek

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-26/legal-weed-set-to-reshape-nyc-s-party-scene-cannabis-weekly?fbclid=IwAR0EBs32xKbSBCOPPgq8nsRboeCQQoniE57I-_7Xtcg-r8EHaDcmmXrgYn0

As Cannabis legalization comes to the NY/NJ area, consumption lounges will be an important part of the nightlife scene and we arranged for Bloomberg to see the opportunities going forward are through the eyes of the founders of the Happy Munkey.

Client The Happy Munkey’s 420 event featured on NBC News:

I-Team: Secret Cannabis Parties Hoping to Come out of the NY Shadows

The unofficial Cannabis national holiday, April 20, was celebrated legally for the first time in NY State. The Happy Munkey hosted Manhattan’s first legal “Pot Party” at Bobby Van’s Steakhouse on Wall Street. BSC pitched and negotiated this segment, which also aired on NBC affiliates across the country.