RAJAN DAVE, M.D.
In 2001, Raj Dave received his B.S. in Information Systems Management from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Thereafter, he was accepted to attend American University of the Caribbean Medical School, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine in 2010. By 2013, Raj finished his residency at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center in New Jersey, and began practicing general medicine, a highly regulated industry.
As a practicing physician, many of Raj’s patients were military veterans who returned from deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan and suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), insomnia, anxiety, and chronic pain. Raj noticed a considerable number of his patients self-medicated with opioids and alcohol, or took prescribed medications, like highly addictive benzodiazepines such as Xanax, to treat their mental health conditions. Knowing the harsh effect these drugs have on the human body, Raj began studying medicinal cannabis to better understand its functionality. During the course of his research, Raj discovered cannabis was a much safer way of treating certain symptoms than traditional medicine such as opioids and benzodiazepines.
JEFF LINDEN: Chief Operating Officer
Jeff Linden holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Reno, Nevada, and is an accomplished businessman and management expert with an impressive thirty-five-year career in retail business and consumer products. Of those thirty-five years, Jeff spent more than twenty years in senior management and executive roles. For the past six years, Jeff has solely focused his time on the cannabis retail industry, as the owner and operator of multiple cannabis retail stores. Jeff’s unique combination of incorporating high level retail strategies, combined with the strict regulatory framework of the cannabis industry, has been praised by many industry experts and publications. Jeff’s forward-thinking strategies related to retail design and warehouse management systems, earned him the honor of being named as one of the most effective managers in the United States by Gallup.
About HerbNJoy: April 12th’ (Los Angeles, CA) – Premium cannabis retailer HerbNJoy sets the benchmark high with its newest store opening in Beverly Hills, located at 850 S. Robertson Blvd.
The tastefully curated retail space combines tech-savvy features such as a bespoke interactive digital wall, elevated interior design, and a concierge front desk where consumers receive exceptional one-to-one customer service by knowledgeable professional staff.
The award-winning cannabis retailer has its sights set on being the ultimate, accessible destination for a diverse consumer base, beginning with the best trained staff in the industry, and a focus on ensuring the shopping experience is unintimidating, inclusive and informative. In addition, the Beverly Hills store will launch a series of events and activations in wellness, education, entertainment, and community support through strategic partnerships and philanthropic endeavors, such as advocating for cannabis criminal justice reform.
HerbNJoy founders Rajan Davé, MD and Jeff Linden bring their respective experience to the company combining, medicine, health, and wellness from Dave’s background as a doctor, and Linden’s extensive experience launching and managing big-chain retailers across the country for over three decades.
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