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 6 th installment of “Latinx En Cannabis”!

Cesar Casamayor

Cesar is the Co-founder of The Fresno People’s Dispensary an affiliate of the National People’s Dispensary based in Oakland. Born in Peru, Cesar is a community organizer from humble upbringings in Brooklyn, New York City with a strong focus on youth leadership and policy work. Over the past 10 years Cesar has been organizing in low income communities in Fresno around youth homelessness, youth leadership, gang violence, better parks, economic development for immigrant families, and immigrant rights issues to make Fresno a Sanctuary City. Currently Cesar alongside community gatekeepers and activists are pushing the city to have better equity in the City’s tax policy in order for melanin folks to get up in this industry.

Monica Garcia

Monica is a proud Chicana hailing from California, and Director of People and Culture at New Tropic, an industry leader in cannabis compliant supply chain solutions. Monica drive to collaborate and build relationships from Coast to Coast!

Vladimir Bautista

Vladimir Bautista is a formidable advocate and leader in the cannabis space. He is the co-founder and managing member of Happy Munkey LLC, an internationally-known NYC lifestyle company that is synonymous with cannabis culture. Born and raised in Hamilton Heights, NYC Vlad is well known in his city and is widely recognized for his deep relationships with the international cannabis elite and his successful experiences in music, hospitality, and event production. Vlad provides corporate cannabis access to the authentic NYC cannabis scene. Lastly Vlad is the cohost of the Happy Munkey Podcast which airs weekly at 4:20 EST on all podcast platforms as well as HappyMunkey.com