This 26-year-old went from selling ads at Google to creating a stunning marijuana product line
A candy-colored pack of marijuana joints from Lola Lola, with its quirky characters splashed across the box, looks more like a prop from a Katy Perry music video than drug paraphernalia.
Its quirky, good-vibes feeling is exactly what creator Michael Garganese, Jr., is going for.
"We wanted to create something that you would feel comfortable leaving accidentally on your kitchen table. If Mom or Dad finds it, the conversation you get to have around that package is very different than if they find your black sack [of weed] under the bed," Garganese says.
"It's like, 'Honey, what is this?' 'Well, Mom, that's the way that cannabis is sold these days.'"
Lola Lola hops on a trend in the marijuana retail industry in which growers meticulously brand their bud. Garganese, a former employee on Google's advertising team, explains that in a post-prohibition era, it's no longer enough to slap a sticker with...
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