Award-Winning Cannabis Consulting Firm SIVA Enterprises Begins Re-Opening Process: Letter from the CEO
Los Angeles, CA - (NewMediaWire) - May 27, 2020 - SIVA Enterprises (“SIVA”), a national full-service
cannabis consulting and business development firm with over a decade of
experience, announced today the re-opening of its office with modifications and
the implementation of enhanced safety and sanitation measures as per the
guidelines of leading public health and regulatory agencies. The Company will
also be releasing a breadth of detailed guidance documents and insight into the
most pressing issues in the cannabis industry in the coming weeks.
Avis Bulbulyan, CEO of SIVA
Enterprises, has released the statement below:
“To our valued clients, colleagues, and the
cannabis industry we serve:
After much consideration and after speaking
with my team, I have made the decision to begin the reopening process at SIVA
and begin the transition back to business operations. As we begin to return to
normal business operations and bring our employees back to work, our in-person
office hours will be limited and in-person meetings will be by appointment
only. With the exception of in-person office meetings, we will be available
during normal business hours for calls and online video meetings such as
Zoom.
For the near future and until the general
social distancing guidelines are lifted, SIVA will be taking every precaution
available to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of our employees and our
clients. This includes temperature checks, hand sanitizers, face masks, and
common sense. We will have the CDC guidelines in the front reception area
when you enter for additional information on what you can do to limit your
exposure.
As general guidelines and stay at home orders
are lifted over the next couple of months and as businesses begin to pick up
the pieces to rebuild, now more than ever, it is critical that the cannabis
industry refocuses its efforts and comes out of this situation with a renewed
sense of purpose, determination and resolve.
As individuals, as companies, and as an industry,
we have weathered good times and bad, have had our ups and downs, and
experienced everything in between. The cannabis industry can leverage the
current circumstances to come out on the other side stronger and more unified
than when the pandemic began.
We will get through this and our industry will
be better because of it. Our responsibilities now as a collective industry is
to mitigate our damages and to prepare for the next wave expected in a handful
of months from now. The first time we were caught off guard. It would be
foolish to not be prepared the 2nd time.
Make no mistake about it, COVID-19 is very
real. The initial response to the pandemic undoubtedly saved many lives. When
the COVID-19 pandemic began, there was much that was not known. Today still,
there remains much to be learned before this virus can be eliminated, or at a
minimum reasonably contained with vaccines.
What we don’t know, should not take away from
what we do know. The reality of the situation is that a vaccine is not going to
be available anytime soon and many more will die from COVID-19 in the coming
months, possibly even the years to come.
One life lost is one life too many and my
heart goes out to those families who have tragically lost family and friends to
COVID-19. As a society, we cannot abdicate our responsibilities due to the
COVID-19 outbreak. The sobering truth is that those lives lost directly to
COVID-19 are not the only lives that have been lost. Many lives have been lost
as a result of suicide, mental health, overdose, domestic violence, and other
tragic circumstances directly related to the continued quarantine and closure
of our businesses. The true consequences of our current circumstances will be
felt in the months and years to come.
As individuals, we have a duty to do our part
in these trying times rather than be spectators on the sidelines. Like many, I
believe that change is coming to the many different aspects of our lives.
Perhaps more than any other aspect, I believe social change will be one of the more
significant changes to come. Our social state has become a reflection of our
psychological state and change is much needed. The proper strategy for social
change is for everyone to remain within their domain of competence.
As an industry, nearly all of us were left out
of any assistance or support. As businesses no different than any other
business, we’ve been forced to fail while our protections during a pandemic
have been stripped away by our elected officials reaching beyond their domain
of competence while assuming authority they don’t have.
With the conversation about flattening the
curve having all but disappeared, the health care and hospital systems having
been stabilized, and our understanding of the situation much better understood,
it has come time for us to do our part.
During the stay-at-home order, we have been
working on restructuring SIVA to better prepare for the future and to better
support our community. As the order is gradually lifted and the reopening of
the economy unfolds, we will be releasing several detailed guidance documents
and insight into the most pressing issues in our industry. These reports will
be distributed through our SIVA company newsletter beginning
next week and over the next several and include the following topics:
·
Social Equity
·
State of the
industry in Los Angeles
·
Multi State
Operators (MSO)
·
State of Industry
Associations
·
Federal Legalization
As we come out of the lockdown and begin to
prepare for what’s next, there is a tremendous amount we can do to support this
country’s recovery efforts. Despite the limited regulatory acceptance, we
represent over 250,000 well-paying middle-class jobs. We represent billions in
tax revenues and we represent votes. We are essential, not expendable.”
For more information about SIVA, how we can
support you in the pursuit of establishing your cannabis business, and to
receive access to the resources mentioned above, visit www.sivallc.com.
About SIVA Enterprises
SIVA is a full-service cannabis business
development firm that provides consulting, complete state license application
support, strategic partnerships, integrated operations and more across the
United States. SIVA’s services are customized to meet each client’s individual
needs while upholding high standards of confidentiality, collaboration and
commitment.
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