At a glance
Lola Lola began as a family-owned San Francisco cannabis company founded in 2015 by Michael Garganese Jr. and his father, Mike Garganese Sr. It became known for design-led, effect-named pre-roll packs, cartridges and concentrates. Its California website is now dormant, yet newer New York retailer and sales records use the Lola Lola name for solventless concentrates; continuity between the two operations is not publicly established.
Founders and launch
Michael Jr. left a Google sales and marketing role in 2014 to build the business with Mike Sr. A company LinkedIn page dates establishment to 2015 and describes a small San Francisco partnership. Contemporary reporting consistently identifies the father-and-son team, rather than presenting Lola Lola as an anonymous label.
Effect-led pre-roll system
The original catalog organized pre-roll blends around occasions and feelings using names such as Calm, Relax, Mingle, Imagine, Trance and Transcend. It included CBD, THC and hash-infused tiers. That approach reduced reliance on unfamiliar strain names, while packages still carried cannabinoid and terpene information for shoppers who wanted detail.
Original product range
Pre-roll three-packs were the signature, but 2017–2019 records also document flower, strain-specific CO2 cartridges, disposable vapes and concentrates. The Manual described Golden Clear, the company’s proprietary refinement process, as removing fats and lipids from oil and producing material in the 80–90 percent THC range. Those specifications are historical company claims, not current lab results.
Design and education
Bright graphics, compact packaging and the “Lolalandia” concept helped position the brand for consumers who did not identify with older cannabis aesthetics. Lola Lola paired that design with strain guides and cannabinoid education. Graphic Design USA reported more than 80 medical-dispensary accounts before California adult-use sales began, while a designer portfolio later cited 100 retail partners.
Verified competition result
The official High Times NorCal Cannabis Cup archive lists Trance by Lola Lola as first place in the 2018 Best Infused Product category. That exact result supports the company’s older “award-winning” language. It is more reliable than undated promotional claims and should not be generalized into awards for every pre-roll or cartridge.
California operating chapter
Press and menu evidence place Lola Lola widely across licensed California retail in the late 2010s. The final captured company site carried a 2022 copyright, while lolalola.com now serves no working brand storefront. No current California catalog or official corporate update was found, so the original operation’s present status remains unconfirmed.
New York product evidence
Licensed New York retailer pages have listed Lola Lola Iced Sangria and Sour Gorilla one-gram solventless concentrates. Headset’s November 2025 snapshot also tracked two Lola Lola concentrate SKUs in New York, with Iced Sangria leading the brand’s units. This is evidence of active products under the name, not proof that the Garganese company relaunched or licensed them.
Identity and ownership gap
No active official website, ownership announcement or regulator-facing brand page connects the newer New York concentrates to Michael and Mike Garganese or to the former California business. Social handles and retailer menus cannot close that gap by themselves. The profile therefore preserves the documented California history and reports New York activity as a separate, unresolved chapter.
Source and provenance notes. This profile uses the company LinkedIn page, founder interview, official competition archive, period design coverage, Headset retail-sales data and a licensed New York retailer listing. Historical medical or effect language is not repeated as a health promise. Current availability should be confirmed through licensed menus and package manufacturer information.