Handling TownBiz With Oakland Cannabis Brand Smoakland

The vape crisis. Mass layoffs. Sluggish earnings. A still-thriving underground. To the outside world it might appear that the entire cannabis industry is in a tailspin. That is, unless you’re talking about Smoakland.

“We’re hiring like crazy,” says Chang R. Yi, Chief Compliance Officer for the Oakland-based cannabis brand. “We’re adding more staff and we’re growing because we haven’t deviated from our strategy, our management philosophy, or our strategic approach for taking products to market.”