Presidential is an infused-cannabis brand founded in Los Angeles in 2012 by Everett Smith and John Zapp. It built its name on Moon Rocks — flower infused with concentrate and coated in kief — and carried that layered construction into tobacco-free blunts, infused pre-rolls and mini formats.
Founders and origin
Everett Smith moved into cannabis after injuries ended his professional basketball career, and started the brand in 2012 with John Zapp. Forbes identifies the two as co-founders and places the company in Los Angeles. Production is handled in-house rather than contracted out.
How a Moon Rock is built
A Presidential Moon Rock is a three-layer product: cannabis flower at the core, concentrate over it, and an exterior coating of kief. The same construction carries into the rolled formats, where the infused flower is wrapped rather than sold loose.
Series and catalog
Silver is the flavour-led series with seven products, Gold is the strain-led series with nineteen, and Rose Gold is a five-product solventless line. The Presidential Line carries ten newer strain releases, and the House Line holds the original blunt and pre-roll formats. A Presidential x THC Design collection sits alongside them as a collaboration.
Rolled formats
Under the Game Changers banner the company sells infused pre-rolls and blunts rolled in tobacco-free hemp wraps, plus minis of both. Listed flavours include Dream, Sour Diesel, Gelato, Gorilla Glu, Girl Scout Cookies, Strawberry, Grape, Waui and Skywalker. A Dual Disposable vape carries two chambers holding a gram of live resin each, in pairings such as Skywalker and Waui, Sour Diesel and Gorilla Glu, and Watermelon and Gelato.
Market position
Forbes reported in April 2023 that BDSA ranked Presidential first in the United States for blunts and fourth for pre-rolls, with revenue expected to reach $20 million that year.
Where it operates
California is the origin market. The Game Changers site lists an office in Oklahoma City and routes buyers to licensed retailers rather than selling direct, and availability varies by retailer.