Cannabis Marketing News

UK Regulators Ban Hemp-Infused Rum Ad Campaign

Thu / Oct 17th

The United Kingdom Advertising Standards Authority has banned a $2.56 million ad campaign for a CBD-infused rum, ruling that claims… Read More

Dutch Cannabis Legalization Trial Period to Require ‘Unattractive’ Packaging

Thu / Oct 3rd

Cannabis sold in The Netherlands next year will be in plain, “unattractive” packaging, according to an NLTimes report. The packaging… Read More

San Diego Considers Limiting Cannabis Billboard Ads

Wed / Oct 2nd

San Diego, California is considering cannabis-industry reforms, including limits on billboard advertising, loosening limits on where cannabis operations can open,… Read More

Facebook Continues Fumbling Enforcement of Cannabis Ads

Fri / Mar 8th

Facebook’s ad policies continue to be unevenly enforced when it comes to cannabis-related organizations, according to a story by Global… Read More

Illinois’ Cresco Labs Wins Industry’s First Healthcare Marketing Report Advertising Award

Thu / May 10th

Illinois-based Cresco Labs has won a Healthcare Marketing Report National Healthcare Advertising Award – the first cannabis company to receive… Read More

Citibank Asks California Dispensary to Stop Using ‘Citidank’ Name

Tue / Apr 10th

Citibank has asked a California dispensary that has riffed off the bank’s name to stop using the moniker Citidank – although… Read More

Celebrities Will Not Be Allowed to Endorse Canadian Cannabis Products

Mon / Apr 9th

Celebrities will not be allowed to endorse recreational cannabis products in Canada and a July 1 legalization date was “never… Read More

Creating Buzz for Your Cannabis Business

Wed / Mar 28th

Cannabis is swiftly becoming one of the darlings of media buzz. Growing at lightning speed, this industry is alive and… Read More

Weedmaps Responds to California Regulators’ Cease-and-Desist Request

Tue / Mar 13th

Weedmaps has responded to the California Bureau of Cannabis Control’s cease-and-desist request to stop advertising unlicensed dispensaries in their cannabis… Read More

Weedmaps Receives Cease-and-Desist Order from California Cannabis Regulators Over Unlicensed Dispensary Ads

Thu / Mar 8th

California’s head of the Bureau of Cannabis Control Lori Ajax has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Weedmaps directing the Irvine-based… Read More

Marketing Decisions: The Value of Casting a Wide Net for Your Cannabis Brand

Wed / Feb 7th

When it comes to marketing your cannabis brand, you need to cast the widest net you possibly can — but… Read More

MedMen Launches ‘Faces’ Cannabis Ad Campaign in California

Fri / Jan 5th

MedMen, producers of cannabis products in two states, are rolling out an advertising campaign in California called “Faces” which will… Read More

Jack in the Box to Offer a ‘Munchie Meal’ as Legalization Comes to California

Fri / Dec 29th

Fast food chain Jack in the Box has partnered with cannabis-centric media company Merry Jane on a Munchie Meal, which… Read More

More Than a Box: How Packaging Impacts Your Bottom Line

Thu / Dec 28th

“Design is where science and art break even.” Consumers make instinctual purchase choices, and your packaging is a leading factor… Read More

California’s Golden Gate District Transportation Authority Bans Cannabis Advertising

Wed / Dec 27th

California’s Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District has banned cannabis related advertising, the San Francisco Examiner reports. The move… Read More

New Frontier Data Partners with MassRoots on Digital Marketing Project

Thu / Nov 30th

New Frontier Data, a cannabis industry research and analytics firm, is partnering with social media and technology platform MassRoots on… Read More

Montel Williams Sues CBD Scammers Over False Endorsement Claims

Tue / Oct 31st

Montel Williams and Montel Williams Enterprises Inc. are suing three Arizona-based CBD-marketing entities and one Scottsdale resident, Timothy K. Isaac,… Read More

California Hot Sauce Maker Sues MMJ Company Over Trademarks

Tue / Oct 31st

Tapatio Foods LLC., a California-based hot sauce and salsa manufacturer, has filed a lawsuit against California medical cannabis company Payoso… Read More

How Your Style Guide Makes or Breaks Your Cannabis Brand

Fri / Oct 6th

Imagine you’re a caterer and have the biggest wedding of your career this weekend. You ask 100 employees to bake… Read More

Tommy Chong-Linked Cannabis Club TV Purchases Dispensary Digital Marketing Network

Fri / Oct 6th

Cannabis Club TV, a digital infotainment network currently developing a cannabis-centric travel show with Tommy Chong, has acquired dispensary digital… Read More

Washington Cannabis Company Offering Music Downloads with Joint Purchases

Mon / Sep 18th

A new cannabis-focused music distribution service called Hi-Tunes is offering pre-rolled joints that come with QR codes for free music downloads, Complete… Read More

What “Back to School” Means for Your Cannabis Brand

Wed / Sep 13th

As we close the summer and head back to our fall routines in business and life, I began thinking of… Read More

Hoban Law Firm Runs First National TV Spot Using ‘Cannabis’

Fri / Sep 8th

Hoban Law Group, a Colorado-based cannabis-focused law firm, has been running a commercial on CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, MSNBC,… Read More

California Assembly Appropriations Committee Rejects Ban on Cannabis Clothing Ads

Tue / Sep 5th

California’s Assembly Appropriations Committee has put the bill to outlaw cannabis advertising on clothing on hold, effectively killing the proposal… Read More

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