CJ Melone, a California native, has worked in both public and private markets.  He specializes operations and marketing in the entertainment industry.  CJ is known as a turn-around and start-up specialist with a resume of successful companies in his portfolio.  CJ has an extensive background in mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnerships.  CJ runs the operations and management for Rich and Ruthless.

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With over 10 years’ experience in the cannabis space, Brandon has worked on dispensary, cultivation and infusion entity formation, licensing, real estate acquisitions, construction and build outs, marketing, policy and procedures, compliance, staffing, and capital raises.

Mr. Vargas has an extensive background working with various medical marijuana companies on investment and in developing greenhouse and commercial cultivation, distillate for vapes cartridges, CBD oils and infusions. Having created an investment team for medical marijuana startups, his vast understanding of the industry and experience lends Brandon an unique edge in all of their cannabis related ventures.

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As co-founder and CMO of 23Forty and Boxy, Ryan has expertly positioned and branded a multitude of companies while strategically bringing them to market. As a sought out graphic artist and front-end developer, with experience in the entertainment and technology industry, Ryan brings exactly what is needed to the NUGL team.

His diverse background in marketing and understanding of business helps him turn great ideas into successful realities. Ryan's greatest strengths are his creativity, drive, and leadership. He thrives on challenges, particularly those that expand the company’s reach. His skillset ranges from graphic design and front-end development, to global branding and online positioning. Ryan is our go-to guy for all UIX design.

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Jeff, a successful senior software architect, has a long and distinguished career developing some of the most innovative, cutting edge platforms available. His unique and distinctive approach to creating the blueprint for advanced programming is industry leading and unprecedented. He is a top-level architect, responsible for developing some of the most forward-­‐looking software for various industries. Jeff is proficient in multiple languages and has managed large projects and teams.

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Esther is a top-producing and award-winning sales & operations executive specializing in creating and implementing successful strategies that yield substantial results. After nearly a decade as a top performer in sales and marketing, she took her first position at a startup, propelling the company on a trajectory of sustained and unprecedented growth. She has been featured in Forbes Magazine, the LA Business Journal, and other top publications, establishing her presence as a pacesetter of the business world.

Esther is poised, driven, creative, and self-confident -- all traits that have served her well in her work in C-suites and boardrooms. She thrives in dynamic environments and excels at designing innovative, forward-thinking solutions to complex problems. A big-picture thinker, Esther's keen focus and strategic insight are invaluable to the NUGL team.

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Tom is the founder and owner of Pacific Rim Tax and Accounting, headquartered in Huntington Beach, California. His expertise in tax services, accounting, consulting and financial planning, along with two decades of dedicated service to owners and entrepreneurs of all sizes of business, is unparalleled. He began his career at a full-service CPA firm specializing in taxation, IRS audits, tax settlement, business filings, and tax returns.

A move to PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the second largest professional services firm in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, allowed Tom to apply his knowledge to medium and large businesses. While there, he developed a broader understanding of complex corporate issues and how to identify opportunities across various industries.

In 2005, Tom purchased and managed a large bookkeeping, tax preparation and payroll practice in north San Diego County, California, specializing in tax planning, tax settlement, tax compliance and start-up consulting. His new, full service boutique, Pacific Rim Tax and Accounting, provides business consulting services and caters to all aspects of tax and accounting related matters; ultimately freeing clients up to focus on successful strategies for corporate and personal growth.

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Mr. Divich serves as President of Integrity Investor Relations. One of the true pioneers of Internet-based financial communications, Mr. Divich is a veteran writer, copywriter, and public relations specialist who has been representing public companies on the web and in traditional media since the 1990s. An accomplished writer, Divich is twice published; the political thriller “Lords of Las Vegas,” Stephens Press, and a non-fiction work, “The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, A Dream in the Desert,” Stephens Press. Kurt Divich previously served as Senior Partner at Market Pathways Investor Relations servicing clients including Smith & Wesson, and is a much sought after public relations and branding consultant assisting athletes, entertainers, politicians and companies in all media channels including new and social media. Divich holds a Bachelors of Science in Communications with emphasis in Journalism from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (’95).

James is a seasoned entrepreneur with a background in multiple industries. Since 2013, Jordan has specialized in business development and technology in the cannabis space. During this time, he has secured over $10 million in seed funds for start-ups and real estate in the cannabis industry and has built numerous teams created specifically for cannabis operations. Jordan currently sits on the advisory board of private equity firm, Gold Stalk Investments, and advises multiple companies in the Southern California market for start-up and launch strategies. He is also the founding member of the Southern California Business and Investment Group (SCCBIG). Comprised of almost 3,000 members and hundreds of cannabis companies, SCCBIG has become the largest monthly cannabis business meetup in California and is a leader in the local cannabis education space.

James in currently launching two new ventures in Q4 of 2018. He has assisted in establishing a $40M portfolio of vertical cannabis businesses conglomerate for launch in 2018. The businesses consist of multiple retail and delivery outlets, manufacturing facilities, cultivation and distribution chains for THC and CBD products. James is also the key supplier and consultant for a cannabis network out of Reno, Nevada, developing private-label products and lab testing for CBD topicals and beauty supplies. James has established an international distribution channel dedicated to the beauty products industry in European Markets.

Chad Marshall has always been focused on the arts. Early on, Chad gained experience as a grip (a technician in the filmmaking and video production industries). He is an accomplished camera and drone operator. As both a film director and editor, Chad now uses his solid background to assist brands, talents, and agencies establish their marks in the industry. Chad’s expansive skill set in film and video production will be an asset to the future development of NUGL.

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Emma Harris grew up in Reno, Nevada and has always had a passion for art and design. She attended a Career and Technical Education high school, where she majored in Graphic Design alongside her normal schooling. She currently attends Grand Canyon University, majoring in Advertising and Graphic Design and is set to graduate Spring of 2020. She has had the chance to intern at multiple companies, focusing on graphic design, logo design, and web design. After graduating, she plans on continuing her love for design and working as a freelance designer or for a large design company. Among her many internships that he has going on, she now has become a designer for NUGL. She looks to seeing her artistic skills improve, along with watching NUGL grow.

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Danielle, a published author, blogger, copywriter, and brand manager for many years, joined the NUGL team to assist with the development of its public relations. Her experience in film, publishing, branding, marketing, sales and PR lend themselves to creating a positive, progressive community for NUGL and the 420 community.

Ben serves as a "key man" for fledgling ventures and startups. Sometimes thought of as a virtual CTO, he provides technical leadership, senior software programming, architecture, and generally turns words into reality. Ben's technical experience spans from embedded systems machine language programming to modern stacks like Go and NodeJS. Site sizes range from small eCommerce storefronts to multi-million dollar social sites with massive user bases with all of the scalability and uptime concerns that come with it. There is virtually no corner of startup technology and web strategy that Ben has not touched and worked with extensively.

Ben has worked with Sony Pictures, Polaroid, Texas Instruments, Adobe, Microsoft, state and local governments, universities, and many more. While he enjoyed those engagements, Ben strongly prefers the small startup environment because he gets to play with the new toys and try the latest ideas.

In all pursuits, Ben is an entrepreneur. His philosophy is to Get Things Done. Ben favors pragmatism over zealotry; people make the difference. Each person, he believes, has unique gifts and skills that can be brought to bear. Together, we blend our skills and talents to create something beautiful.

Today, Ben wants to spend his time building great things with great people, and brings a broad range of technical expertise and real-world experience with him.

Mr. Nichols has over 25 years publishing experience specializing in niche markets. His specialty is to start magazines in niche industries or acquire underachieving magazines & related properties and quickly create high profitability by increased marketing, enhanced aesthetics and new products for the customer base. He founded and acted as president of Nichols Publishing Company from July 20005 through October 2018. The company was acquired by NUGL, Inc. and he also accepted the position of President of NUGL Media. His duties include acting as publisher of 2 magazines that he started: Garden & Greenhouse which serves the small greenhouse and hydroponics industry and Professional Marijuana Grower which serves the legal cannabis industry.

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D Newman White (aka DLove) is a Southern California native with an impressive work experience in marketing, promotions, and community leadership. From being the Visual Merchandiser of Tower Records Mega Music Store to working as the Program Director for the Boys & Girls Clubs, D has special qualities that make her a valuable asset to any and every brand she’s involved with. D Newman White is currently the Executive Assistant at Rich & Ruthless.

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Melissa began writing professionally as a research writer, honing her skills for years before pursuing her dream of creating and publishing innovative content to readers across the globe. She has seen assignments ranging from freelance gigs to regular editorial duties within traditional publications. As a freelance writer and passionate cannabis advocate, she quickly found herself writing and performing editorial duties for several cannabis publications in a variety of different niches. Her literary contributions and superior editorial expertise made her a natural fit for our editor position. These editorial assignments included such publications as Latino Leaders Magazine, Key to Cannabis, Everlance, NUGL Magazine and numerous cannabis industry blogs. Melissa will be serving as Editor in Chief of NUGL Magazine. She brings with her a direct connection between the cannabis space and our readers. Melissa’s editorial impact and publication leadership will be instrumental in the success of NUGL Magazine going into 2019 and beyond.

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Eric Hopper got his start in the cannabis sector 15 years ago when he began working at a hydroponic retail store in Oregon. His experiences as a manager of an indoor gardening center and as a grower led to his writing career specializing in niche horticultural publications and online blogs. For the past eight years, Eric has been a freelance contributor to an assortment of indoor horticulture publications and cannabis lifestyle magazines. As Editor and Chief of NUGL Media Group, Eric intends to provide audiences with comprehensive and up-to-date information about everything related to cannabis.

Bigg A has been in the entertainment business for over 20 years. Born in Compton, California, he got under the wings of his childhood friend the late Eazy-E. Bigg A was the owner of Underworld Records & Tapes in the city of Compton. The store was dedicated to the memory of Eazy-E. Bigg A has been a driving force in the marketing, sales and promotion of some of the industry’s biggest artists. Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Dogg Pound, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, N.W.A, King T, Wiz Kalifa, Pharside, WC of the Westside connection, Lil Eazy-E & many more. Currently he is the VP at Dogg Pound Recordz with Daz and Kurupt. He’s also the VP of A&R at Serious Pimp Records where he oversees the production of music for all up and coming artists. Arnold Bigg A White also is the CEO of Bigg A Entertainment music group LLC a label co-op distribution alliance That helps independent artist or indie labels with executive administration branding marketing digital and physical distribution.

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Eric Wright is the first born of son of Eazy-E. He is currently touring the world with Yella from NWA performing NWA songs. In 2018 he will be releasing his album under Ruthless Distribution "Yellow Brick Road to Compton”. Lil Eazy-E is also the founder and President of Rich & Ruthless.

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E3, formerly known as Baby-E, has a smooth sound and melodic groove to his lyrics. He is moving his music into the main stream and will feature two originals on the Legacy Album under Rich & Ruthless in 2018.

Bob Kurilko - Board Member

Bob is recognized as an engaged and authentic growth leader who consistently looks for better, faster, and more effective ways to achieve corporate goals. Core personal strengths include the ability to make the complex simply understood and actionable, quickly processing large amounts of information and determining relevant factors, exhibiting high emotional intelligence (EQ), and the ability to inspire collaborative engagement and decisive action.

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Damien Roderick, aka Big Percy - Board Member

California-born and raised, Damien Roderick, aka Big Percy, got his start under the wing of his childhood friend, Kokane, one of rap legend Eazy-E’s recording artists. Big Percy has been a driving force in the marketing, sales and promotion of some of the industry’s biggest artists and superstar personalities, collaborating with and influencing rap and hip-hop royalty including Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Dogg Pound, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, and Wiz Kalifa, He has successfully managed multimillion-dollar deals in entertainment branding and sponsorships.

As director of marketing and branding for Snoop Dogg and affiliate companies, Big Percy has assisted in working with talent outside of the music industry such as actor and comedian Mike Epps and generating mainstream branding while leveraging his reach for good causes. Collaborations include Smoke for a Cure Fund & Athletes vs. Cancer Fund Raiser, with NBA superstar and philanthropist Matt Barnes, and Golf Beef, an annual golf event of A-Listers raising money for non-profits for the youth and cancer projects and Pomona City Movement an inner-city youth program; have all gotten worldwide recognition.

Today, Big Percy as CEO of Roderick Music Marketing (RMM), manages several West Coast Artist and is co-owner of The Place apparel store located in Las Vegas, NV with his partner, actor/comedian Red Grant. In addition, Big Percy recently launched PERYVERE, a leading CBD balm ranging from pain relief to skin care products. RMM specializes in full-service brand development and marketing, leveraging its positioning in the music industry while understanding the brand and introducing it to the mainstream.

His clients consist of some of the biggest artists in the entertainment industry such as Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, French Montana, Suga Free, Tha Dogg Pound, Warren G, and Cannabis Technology icon NUGL Inc.

Percy graduated from Delta Junior College with an Associates degree and BA degree in business management at UEI. He also received a scholarship in athletics playing basketball for University of Pacific. Percy is the proud father of two girls one of which is involved in the business at an early age and with his guidance looks to become head of operations of RMM.

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John R. Armstrong - Board Member

John R. Armstrong is a founding partner of Horwitz + Armstrong, A Professional Law Corporation, a full service general business firm handling all aspects of litigation and business strategy and advice. Mr. Armstrong and his Partner, Lawrence Horwitz each have over 10 years’ experience in the business cannabis space, and have represented cannabis professionals in all aspects of business, from business formation, license and estate acquisitions, corporate mergers and acquisitions, capital raises and alternative financing, contracts, and dispute resolution.

Previously, Mr. Armstrong was a partner at Murtaugh Meyer Nelson & Treglia LLP, handling general business litigation and trials, arbitrations, and mediations in various fields including construction, insurance, trade secrets, intellectual property, wage and hour complaints, employment issues, corporate dissolution disputes, probate disputes, and other general business disputes.

Mr. Armstrong graduated cum laude from Creighton University School of Law in 1996 where he was the Lead Articles Editor for the Creighton Law Review and a member of the environmental moot court team. He earned undergraduate degrees in English and Political Science from California State University Fullerton in 1993, where he was a member of the speech and debate team.

Mr. Armstrong has been admitted to the California State Bar since 1996, and is admitted to the North, Eastern, Central, and Southern District Courts for California, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and to the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Armstrong is also member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum, limited to lead trial counsel who have successfully tried a case resulting in a jury verdict of $1,000,000 or more. Mr. Armstrong was also a contributing editor to the Ninth Edition of Black’s Law Dictionary, and has been a member of the California State Bar’s Sub-Committee on the official California Civil Jury Instructions (CACI).

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Brent Buhrman - Board Member

Brent Buhrman has been actively involved in the cannabis industry for 30 years and is a true expert in many areas of the business. Under California proposition 215, he has owned and successfully operated a medical cannabis delivery business from 1996-2009 as well as owned and operated one of the very first medicinal cannabis dispensaries located in Riverside county from 2009-2013. During that time, his medicinal collective accumulated over 15,000 members and took several millions of dollars in donations every year.

For the last 18 years, Brent has been active in all aspects of cannabis cultivation – indoors, outdoors and greenhouses- and more recently cultivating indoors and greenhouses in the desert environments. During this time, he gained the knowledge to become an expert in all aspects of cultivation.

Brent’s vast knowledge and experience has led to many other successes in the cannabis industry - including manufacturing concentrates, product manufacturing, distribution, licensing, transportation, wholesale and retail markets. He also has experience in tenant improvement design and business park development for cannabis owner/users and landlords. Additionally, Brent is proficient in navigating city, county and state regulatory agencies to ensure that everything is and remains within compliance.

Over the last couple years, Brent has worked on several large-scale projects. In Desert Hot Springs, CA, Brent has assembled a professional team, and designed a 210,000 square foot multi-tenant cultivation facility at a total cost of $21 million. Fully built out it will consist of three 70,000 square foot buildings. Fully leased the project will generate approximately $6 million a year in revenue. In 2016, it was the first cannabis business development park to break ground in State of California.

Another project Brent is actively involved with is in California City, CA. It is a 327,000 square foot project encompassing 14 individual buildings totaling 16,000 square foot each that will be for leased to strategic partners. It is estimated to generate $6 million annually in revenue. The project is currently in design and it is expected to break ground mid 2019.

Brent is one of the founding fathers and President of the Coachella Valley Cannabis Industry Association located in Desert Hot Springs called CVCAN “Coachella Valley Cannabis Alliance Network”. This organization works directly with city officials to ensure a good working relationship that serves both the cities and the cannabis industry needs. This organization also does community outreach events, monthly networking dinners, and has hosted an educational business expo.

Horwitz + Armstrong

Horwitz + Armstrong, A Professional Law Corporation, represents businesses operating primarily in Southern California but also throughout the world. Our firm handles the myriad of legal issues that arise from business operations, including entity formation, intellectual property protection, raising of capital, mergers and acquisitions, drafting contracts and associated advice, dissolution and bankruptcy. Our trial lawyers represent business interests in a broad variety of disputes including contract disputes, shareholder and partnership disagreements, intellectual property issues, collection matters and virtually any other dispute arising from business operations. Our clients range from small, privately held local business to mid-size technology companies with operations throughout the world.

Our practice does not focus upon any one industry, but instead our clients come from virtually every economic sector including financial management and planning, manufacturing and distribution, professional and medical services, energy and alternative energy, high technology and software. Our firm has a unique expertise in assisting companies in identifying and raising financial capital in both the private and public markets. We focus upon supporting business operations and assuring that, if at all possible, operational requirements take priority over legal issues. We pride ourselves on our business acumen and experience, rather than simply providing legal advice. We also pride ourselves at providing high quality but cost effective litigation services when informal conflict resolution efforts fail.

Profile Posts

• Users can now delete their own posts.
• Users can now edit their own posts.
• Beta Feedback! Posts that include links now embed links, unlike a certain website that rhymes with snitchagram.
• Beta Feedback! Mentioning users in your post now links to their profile as well.
• Comment area received a large overhaul.
• "Show More" button
• Restyle to fit NUGL better
• As the week progresses, more updates will be made to the comment section. (Hint: liking, deleting, and editing comments)

Search

• Searching overall works better.
• The search page has been restyled to fit the site better.
• Initial work on filters for searching is in progress and will update throughout this week, so watch for changes in that space.
• Beta Feedback! Searching without leaving the page you're on (search suggestions as you type in the search area) coming soon.

Miscellaneous / Beta Feedback

• Profile images now center and look better overall.
• Various bug fixes and style tweaks.
• Getting the new guy up to speed. :)

General Updates

• Cleaned up business account displays.

Bug Fixes

• Web App
• Fixed an issue where reviews did not display properly
• Fixed an issue where reviews were not being submitted in some cases.
• Fixed an issue with review profile pictures.
• Fixed an occasional issue with resetting a user's password.
• Fixed an occasional issue with resetting a user's email.
• Mobile Apps
• Fixed an issue where some listings would not display on the map
• Fixed an issue where some brands would not display properly formed data

New Features

• Mobile Apps
• Display a greater variety of businesses with services, influencers, and retail locations (expanded listings).
• Comply with iOS rules for serving information to states where cannabis is still illegal completely.
• Note: South Dakota, Nebraska, and Idaho users no longer get results when using a mobile application.

General Updates

• We've lowered the size of our web application, which means downloading and browsing should be faster, and easier on people using mobile data.
• The way we load our data (search results, connection information, geolocation) has been adjusted, which means a faster, more responsive app while still respecting user's bandwidth.
• We're updated our link embed (seen on other websites & services), but we'll be improving the way links embed on other services for specific listings as well in the future.

Web App: Map & Search

• Filtering has had a huge overhaul.
• Searching using the main search bar now filters your search results.
• Filtering can now be done by category, or more granular.
• A badge will tell you how many, if any, filters you currently have active.
• Added some convenience buttons for clearing your search and/or filters.
• Filter colors are now closer to the original sidebar theme.
• Searching returns better (more complete) data more often, meaning our sorting is better and the actual listings you can visit should have better information. This is an area we're constantly improving, so it's worth keeping an eye on as we continue to roll out our data updates.

Web App: Accounts

• Added a loading indicator for while images are uploading. Improvements are still coming down the pipeline for images as a whole, but this should make it more obvious when something is happening.
• Business listings no longer require agreeing to your state's licensing in order to proceed.
• Accounts now have four tabs beyond profiles: Retail Store, Brand, Influencer, and Service.
• Account creation tutorial has been removed.
• Many updates to editing a listing's information.
• Added more company types.
• Added more product types.

Web App: Public Pages

• Reviews show profile images, or some sensible default. More work is coming down the line to improve this area.
• Fixes were made for a certain situation which would make your operating hours display incorrectly.

New!: NUGL Partnerships & Advertisements

• We've partnered with people and companies active in the cannabis community. This keeps us in touch with what the community actually wants, and as part of this we serve two "ads" on our main app.nugl.com page.
• All images and links served through these partnerships are vetted by our team, so we're able to keep our own hands on making sure they meet our standards. Additionoally, since we do not use a third party ad network, companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook will not be jotting down whatever activity you may have on the NUGL website.
• These partnerships are focused on the cannabis comomunity so we can serve people's needs in a way that makes sense, while also giving companies seeking a method to "get the word out" an option.
• There is now a small banner at the top of the search results. These ads do not look like or masquerade as actual listing results. When one of our ads clicked, we keep track of it initially in order to better plan how to best serve our partners as well as the end user.
• There is now a small square dismissable sponsored image on certain sizes of the main map.

Landing Page / Map

• The "location" search bar updates with whatever area you're currently looking at.
• Listings previously displayed the channel/service icon as well as the 'type' icon. The 'Type' icon is now hidden if any other icons will exist.
• Selecting a listing from your search results will update your location search bar.
• Selecting a listing from your search suggestions will update your location search bar.
• Selecting a location from the location search suggestions will update the map and your search bar.

Searching

• Searches are now started from the area you are currently looking at, rather than the spot you started.
• Search suggestions are also based on distance from your current viewed area.
• Indexing changes were made to help bring up more relevant results.
• Fixed issue where brands would not display in search results.

Account/Listings

• Listing "logos" and "banners" now upload correctly, though larger files will have a delay.
• Image upload now automatically only shows image files in the "upload" window.
• There is also text to tell you what files we accept.
• You can now type into the hours section of operating hours.
• You can now edit hours regardless of if you've added a service type or not.
• Editing modal's save/cancel buttons are aligned properly.
• Editing modal's save button is replaced with a loading indicator when something is happening, specifically while we search for a good address based on your data.
• Validation works correctly and entering an incorrect address no longer stops you from changing any other data.
• Validation now checks that you've selected a type when updating your listing type.
• Editing a listing no longer inserts incorrect hours data when editing something unrelated.
• Saving any change to a listing now displays a notification indicating the save happened, along with a link to view the 'public' version of your page.
• Added text to the 'publish listing' section to explain what it does further.
• Fixed additional issues in image upload process.
• Adjusted some wordings on the placeholder pages.

Account/Brands

• Fixed an edge case where your brand page could crash.
• Filling in a brand name now autofills a suggested brand id.
• Fixed brand input field display issue on mobile.
• Fixed issue where brand creation dialog would stay on the screen until your images uploaded.

Misc

• Cleaned up error messages regarding firebase.
• Resolved CORS errors.

• Added new advanced filtering options
• Added new brand search to filtering

• Updates to map search filters.

• Added default images for profiles and account photos.
• Added validation to listing and brand name.

• Added time zone geolocation search.
• Added brand categories for cannabis brand and cannabis accessories.
• Made tabs on inner account pages more responsive for different display sizes.
• Added function to automatically upgrade account to business when claiming a listing.
• Setup email template for claiming accounts.
• Added social share links to brand profiles.
• Added messaging for upload delay on images.
• Added text sections for first-time patients and announcement while editing a listing profile.
• Added no details view for unclaimed profiles.
• More improvement to public profile styling.

• Map Refactor
• Minimized data on the map pin popup
• Added pagination to search results
• Updated styling on profile page
• Added close button to side nav
• Added social share links to profiles
• Added open/closed status to profiles
• Added profile claiming process

• New first-time use instructional tutorial dialog for new accounts.
• New account type selector for Personal vs Business Account
• Added "Transporter" to Service Type
• Refactor Round #1
• Recalculate Reviews in Function
• Added "No Reviews" View
• Added "No Connections" View
• Added Paragraph Formatting to About Section
• Cleanup Account Brands and Listings Accordion
• Updated Styling for Connections Panel
• Updated stying throughout site to better match NUGl theme

• Added listing and brand profile connections.
• Added store locator to brand profiles.
• Added delete for listings and brand profiles.
• Update for profile claiming.

• Added ability to edit business info on listings.
• Added "Showing All Results" toggle as map filter option.
• On both listings and brands changed toggle switch from “Publish” to “Publish to Map” to make more clear to users.
• Update instructions for image upload during listing and brand creation.
• Renamed "Banner" image to "Cover Photo" to make more clear to users
• Renamed "Logo" to "Company Logo" to make more clear to user.
• Updated clock icon on store hours.

• Added retail icon to search filters.
• Added social media fields to brand profiles.
• Added filter text next to filter button.

• Added Brand management tab under account management.
• Added public Brand profile pages.
• Added ability for listings to be edited.
• Added ability for brands to be edited.
• Updated search database to use Algolia.
• Upgraded Material UI to version 1.0.
• Added filters to the listing results.
• • Users can filter by listing type and service type.
• Improvements to map search.
• • Users can search by types, keywords and shop name.
  • Search results now include Brands.

• Add ratings section to profiles and allow anyone (members and non-members) to leave ratings.
• Add the following rating categories and display average on profile / listings:
• • Price
  • Knowledge
  • Variety or Selection
  • Security
  • Parking
  • Quality
  • Customer Service
  • Cleanliness
  • Atmosphere
  • Overall (average of combined scores)

• Password update section in the user’s account page.
• Added legal verbiage to sign up process.
• Updated main menu.
• Added tooltip descriptions of listing icons.

• Public listing page updates:
  • Address is clickable and redirects the user to a map for easy directions.
  • Phone is clickable and will dial if clicked on a mobile device.
  • Email is clickable and will open up an email app if clicked on a mobile device.
  • Social media links now redirect the user to the business’ social media website.
  • Added website link.
• Clicking in the search bar now highlights the text to make subsequent searches easier to perform.
• Added sign up link in the menu for more visibility to new users.
• Improvements to ElasticSearch to increase performance.
• Improvements to Firestore to increase performance.
• Responsive fixes on various pages to better support small devices.
• Enforce unique listing IDs for public URLs.
• Photo storage improvements.

• Released a completely new version of NUGL that has been written in JavaScript using React and Material UI ad the two new primary frameworks.
• Replaced NUGL’s back end and infrastructure with Google Firebase’ suite of services: Firestore, Cloud Storage and Firebase Functions.
• Released a new version of the static front-end responsive website: nugl.com.
• Released the responsive React Single Page Application (SPA) to app.nugl.com.
• Introduced ElasticSearch to our tech stack for fast and robust searching of dispensaries and services.
• Account Management: sign in, sign up, forgot password and password verification.
• Map: Draggable map that allows you to look for listings within a chosen area.
• Profile Management: Form to collect user’s basic information.
• Business Management: Listings management to allow business owners to create publicly viewable and searchable business profiles.
• Public Dispensary and Service Profiles: Map and search results can redirect users to business profile pages where they can view business information, such as: address, contact info, social media info and hours of operation.

• Created a development test server for NUGL.com
• Set up Jenkins so all commits to master go to production site and all commits to other branches automatically go to dev site.
• Created new SQL database for dev environment. All dev data goes into a dev database keeping production data clean.
• Set up automatic migrations so any database change will now be made by Jenkins instead of manually by developers. This is true for dev and live.
• Added shop type and categories to Create and Edit profile.