HAPPY MUNKEY HAS GLOBAL AMBITIONS

Over at Forbes, Warren Bobrow talked to Vladimir Bautista, proprietor of Happy Munkey. In 2018, the New York Post called it New York City’s “hottest illegal weed speakeasy.”

Bautista has big plans for the brand:

“Weʼre going to see Happy Munkey become a global consumption lounge franchise. Weʼd like to obtain a recreational dispensary and delivery license in New York City. As a business, Iʼd like to break the stigma. When people think “cannabis”, I want them to include “New York.”

Separately, New York City banned mandatory pre-employment pot tests, except in safety sensitive jobs.
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