Blog posts by Mieko Hester-Perez

Upon retiring from the league, Turk made the permanent move to California where he became exposed to the medicinal cannabis industry and studied the medical benefits of the whole plant, including cannabidiol (CBD). As Turk saw many of his NFL heroes diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), he correlated the benefits of cannabis...

"My career goal has always been to create products for everyday consumers, that are high quality and have transparency on the ingredients and sources, while advocating for minority owned businesses. They say you are only as good as your word, and to me that means developing a transparent and trusted cannabis brand..."

"We need to explore all other possible avenues to help people deal with chronic pain and other chronic issues. I hope that CBD is taken in and adopted by mainstream providers so that they can provide alternative options to their patients and clients."

"As a member of the federally regulated pharmaceutical industry I had the opportunity to learn more about cannabis using the scientific methods and tools I acquired throughout my professional career..."

"When we started Happy Munkey in 2017, looking out at the cannabis industry there was little to no representation of the New York cannabis culture. In three short years, we are proud to say we changed that!"