The media plays a huge role in how the world perceives concepts and ideas, in the cannabis industry this is no different. This section explores cannabis media, cannabis in the media, and the role of media on cannabis.
Mon / Sep 11th
High Times, the famed counterculture publication-turned-cannabis retailer, last week entered an intellectual property partnership with Lucy Scientific, a Canada-based company with holdings and operations in a variety of psychotropic businesses.
Tue / Aug 15th PRESS RELEASE
Durée & Company is Sole Winner in PR Category for its Work on Columbia Care/Cannabist’s Launch in West Virginia, a… Read More
Thu / Jun 22nd
Twitch, the popular online streaming platform owned by Amazon, recently updated its branding policy to ban cannabis companies from sponsoring channels on the platform.
Wed / Jun 14th PRESS RELEASE
Traditionally, it’s been almost impossible for advertisers to reach the cannabis business community through banner ads on traditional ad networks,… Read More
Tue / Jun 13th
Leafly recently removed two articles from its website investigating the death of cannabis worker Lorna McMurrey, who passed away at age 27 last year after collapsing during a shift at a Trulieve cannabis factory in Massachusetts.
Thu / Nov 10th
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.
Thu / Oct 27th PRESS RELEASE
Cannabis business journal Ganjapreneur has partnered with Outlaw Report, a platform focused on Eastern US and Washington D.C. cannabis policy… Read More
Tue / Oct 25th
The Missouri State Highway Patrol contested cannabis legalization advertisements which have since been pulled from YouTube. Police claimed copyright infringement over an actor in uniform.
Wed / Sep 21st
The Blacklist, a notoriously anonymous cannabis industry publication, has become embroiled in a series of lawsuits that is bringing its owner and longtime operators into the public spotlight, unraveling the brand’s anonymity.
Fri / Sep 2nd
Late last month, headlines were ablaze with a study that found cannabis consumers were 22% more likely to end up… Read More
Tue / Jul 12th
The New York Times on June 23 published an article highlighting the adverse experience of a teenager using cannabis concentrates… Read More
Tue / Jun 21st
Respect My Region announced the schedule and lineup for its second-annual North American Weed Tour, which is set for July 10 to December 15 and will feature interviews and product reviews highlighting cannabis entrepreneurs and products in legal markets throughout North America.
Fri / Jun 17th
Cannabis sommelier Derek Gilman was featured on the “Today Show” last week as part of its On the Job series.
Tue / Jun 7th
Last week, Fox News host Laura Ingraham suggested that the rising use and cultural acceptance of cannabis is an attributing… Read More
Thu / Jun 2nd
Fox News host Laura Ingraham recently suggested that the rising consumption and normalization of cannabis is an attributing factor to mass shootings in the U.S.
Thu / Apr 14th
In a March 19 story, “Study raises questions about the risk of using medical marijuana for mood and anxiety disorders,”… Read More
Thu / Feb 24th
According to Leafly’s sixth annual cannabis industry jobs report, industry employment grew about 33% in 2021.
Thu / Feb 10th
Leafly Holdings Inc. commenced trading this week on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LFLY.
Thu / Dec 16th SPOTLIGHT
Bill and Jeff Levers are brothers from Florida, but you may know them as the Beard Bros. Bill has a… Read More
Fri / Sep 24th
Crain Communications announced this week it is acquiring the cannabis industry news site Green Market Report.
Tue / Aug 17th SPOTLIGHT
Studio Linear is a female-owned creative design firm in Maine that specializes in the cannabis and CBD industries. From marketing,… Read More
Tue / Aug 10th
Leafly announced on Monday it plans to go public on the NASDAQ via a reverse takeover with Merida Merger Corp.
Mon / Apr 12th
The upcoming cannabis-themed streaming channel Cannected is set for an April 20 soft launch through a range of streaming services including Apple TV and Roku.
Mon / Mar 29th
The Human Toll is a new docuseries that explores how cannabis prohibition — and the drug war, in general — was racially motivated and continues to unfairly target Black and Brown communities for enforcement.
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