Latinx En Cannabis

Welcome Back Happy Munkey Fam! The Happy Munkey crew is bringing you another volume of standout Latinx individuals in the cannabis industry. There are a lot of Latinx people making huge strides in the cannabis industry and we plan to continue shining light on our entire Latinx cannaFam in future issues! Until then please enjoy our 5 th installment of “Latinx En Cannabis”!

Jason Ortiz

Jason Ortiz is the Minority Cannabis Business Association board President and frequent contributing writer to their news column. Jason is a proud Puerto Rican and has been a voice in breaking the stigma around cannabis in the Latinx community in the U.S. and abroad. Lastly Jason Ortiz is a skilled cultivator who is using his expertise to help build out of a cultivation facility in Puerto Rico and has plans to expand into the rest of Latin America.

Rafael Hernandez

Coming from Harlem, Rafael Hernandez is Happy Munkey’s first employee and an avid content creator putting his skills to use producing the Happy Munkey Podcast. He is also a diligent photographer who prefers to kick it old school, shooting exclusively in 35mm. Rafael is also the writer and creator of Munkey Biz’s monthly column “Blunt Walks With Rafael''. In his spare time Rafael runs a tie dye clothing brand called Ralph Dyed and you can find him at @Ralphdyed or his photography @Rafaelhphotos on instagram.

Javier Hasse

Javier Hasse is a managing editor for industry leading cannabis media outlet Benzinga, as well as Latinx canna culture hub El Planteo. Javier is setting a high bar for what peak journalism looks like in the cannabis space, both in the U.S. and throughout the Latinx World. Javier Hasse has had more than 4,500 articles published on outlets like CNBC, Playboy, Entrepreneur Mag, High Times, Leafly, CNN Money, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, MSN Money, Morningstar, Nasdaq, Apple News, Merry Jane, The Fresh Toast, and many others!