Marketing

A New York state proposal seeks to ban some types of cannabis advertising via roadside billboards, with fines of up to $2,500 for violations.

Florida inspectors announced last week they had uncovered more than 8,700 hemp extract-edible packages that were deemed attractive to, or marketed to,  children.

The New York Attorney General’s Office has issued a stay in the cannabis tech company Leafly’s legal challenge against the state’s third-party marketing ban, effectively blocking the state from enforcing the ban against Leafly but not other third-party marketers.

Josh Kesselman is the founder and CEO of RAW®, the globally popular and successful rolling paper brand.

Twitch, the popular online streaming platform owned by Amazon, recently updated its branding policy to ban cannabis companies from sponsoring channels on the platform.

Lavall Chichester is the CEO of Growth Skills, an award-winning growth marketing agency based in New York City that specializes in developing custom, multifaceted strategies to accelerate audience and revenue growth for brands.

Lawmakers in the Rhode Island House approved a proposal for reworking the state’s cannabis advertising laws. The bill, which would allow state-licensed dispensaries to advertise via billboards, goes next to the Senate.

Montana lawmakers tabled two cannabis industry bills: one which would have barred adult-use businesses from using print, TV/radio, or billboard promotions, and another to require packaging labels to include warnings about using cannabis while pregnant.

Whether you run a B2B or B2C cannabis company, effectively communicating and connecting with your customers remains utterly important. Here are five of the cannabis industry’s most common marketing mistakes, and tips for avoiding them!

While most cannabis industry professionals recognize the downsides of stigmatized terms like “marijuana” and “weed,” that doesn’t mean you should neglect these terms in your SEO strategies.

Welcome to the first installment of our 2023 Cannabis Industry Predictions series, featuring the voices and opinions of experts in cannabis retail, branding, education, and consumer packaged goods.

The popularity of short-form videos has skyrocketed in recent years. Here are three ways that cannabis operators and adjacent companies can utilize video marketing.

The Pennsylvania Agriculture Department has secured $200,000 in grant funding for projects that increase awareness and sales in the state’s hemp industry.

Nidhi Lucky Handa is the Co-Founder and CEO of LEUNE, a lifestyle cannabis brand available in California, Arizona, and Maine.

Gentlemen Smugglers is a new Massachusetts cannabis brand co-founded by Barry “Flash” Foy, a smuggler-turned-entrepreneur who served 11 years in prison under federal drug kingpin charges.

While every industry has had to adapt to shifting attitudes about office work and in-person networking, the cannabis industry in particular needs to explore alternatives to large corporate trade shows.

The New York State Office of Cannabis Management released a set of proposed regulations this week addressing cannabis marketing, packaging, labeling, and lab testing requirements.