Member Since 2022
Arshad Lasi
The Nirvana Group
Oklahoma
CEO and Co-founder of The Nirvana Group, and working to navigate one of our country's most exciting industries, cannabis. In less than three years, my family and I grew one small tobacco shop into one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis companies in our home state of Oklahoma, complete with multiple medical dispensaries, the state’s only Cash and Carry wholesaler for cannabis, cultivation, extraction, and processing facilities, house consumer brands and more. The son of two small business owners, entrepreneurship is in my blood. Proud University of Houston student.
SKILLS
- Business Development & Partnerships
- Brand Management
RECENT CONTENT
November 23rd, 2022
11 Lessons You Can Learn From Slow Business Growth
When business growth slows or remains stagnant, there's often an important lesson to be learned.
November 18th, 2022
Media Appearance Coming Up? 14 Expert Tips for Making a Great Impression
Media appearances are excellent ways to raise positive awareness about your brand, but you'll need to make a great impression first.
November 16th, 2022
The Next Wave of Cannabis Marketing and Advertising
Some may say that cannabis is a product that sells itself, but in America’s current green rush, things aren’t quite that simple.
June 7th, 2022
Rethinking Cannabis as a Commodity
How is this concept different from how we’ve previously approached cannabis?
May 5th, 2022
Why Work in Weed? Amid the Great Resignation, Legal Cannabis May Offer Perks Other Industries Cannot
For many, the burgeoning licensed cannabis industry has proved to be the perfect opportunity to start a new chapter in their careers.
April 19th, 2022
13 Creative Ways to Drum Up Positive Publicity for Your New Business
There are a myriad of fresh ways to get the word out to potential customers.
April 6th, 2022
10 Ways to Make 'Talent Mobility' Work for Your Company
Ensuring your employees are fulfilled in their work pays off in more ways than one.
March 23rd, 2022
Seven Tips for Proving the Credibility of Your New Business
It'll take more than a little convincing to show your customers your business is the "real deal."
COMPANY INFO
The Nirvana Group
Founded, owned, and operated by the Lasi family, The Nirvana Group has blossomed into one of the largest and most rapidly growing vertically integrated cannabis companies in Oklahoma. Their operations include a 30-acre cultivation and extraction facility, Eden Cannabis Farms Inc.; Providence Ventures Inc., a 3,000 square foot processing facility featuring extraction and distillation capabilities, as well as a commercial kitchen to produce beverages and edibles; Nirvana Distribution, a 10,000 sq ft warehouse that is one the largest Smoke Shop, Glass, Paper, Vaporizer, and Packaging distributors in Oklahoma, servicing more than 500 dispensaries for their ancillary products; and Argent Cannabis Distribution, the only cannabis cash & carry concept in Oklahoma and the wholesale distribution company for Nirvana Group’s diverse portfolio of cannabis brands, which range from vapes to pre-rolls to edibles and beverages to concentrates on more. Argent Cannabis Distribution is headquartered in a 10,000 square foot facility in Tulsa and recently opened a second location in Oklahoma City; they work with more than 30 brands and are home to nearly 1,000 SKUs. Nirvana Group also owns an ever-expanding list of dispensaries.
AREA OF FOCUS
- Agriculture
- Retail
- Medical
INDUSTRY
Cannabis