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Weed Ads On Spotify? This Cannabis Giant Makes It Happen Via New Partnership
Thursday, September 7, 2023 - 8:49am | 527Cresco Labs Inc. (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF) is advertising on Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT), one of the world's most popular audio streaming subscription services, with over 551 million users and 220 million subscribers. The Chicago-based marijuana giant announced the news on...
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Strict Regulations Leave Cookies Baltimore Store In Peril: Marijuana Regulator Issues License Suspension
Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 12:44pm | 412Global cannabis brand Cookies - founded by Bay-area rapper and entrepreneur Berner - celebrated the opening of its flagship Baltimore, Maryland-based store last month. A month later, Cookies Baltimore, formally known as MIMD Operating 1 LLC, is being shut down by the state regulator, reported Green...
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Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back Onto Twitter: Cannabis Advertisers, Elon Musk's Blue Check & More
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 12:32am | 819Cannabis companies lapsed into collective Twitter ecstasy in March when the Bluebird opened its wings and embraced cannabis advertising on its site, making history in the process as the first social media site to do so. The hope was that more and more would soon fly into the...
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Twitter's Cannabis Ad Revolution Continues: Elon Musk Gives Nod To Packaged Weed Products
Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 9:19am | 478Several months after allowing CBD and THC product ads on its site, Twitter has updated its policy yet again. It will now permit accredited advertisers to include packaged cannabis products in their advertisement visuals. "Going forward, certified advertisers may feature...
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Maine To Allow Cannabis Advertising And Deliveries To Commercial Locations
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 - 12:24pm | 475Republican Rep. David Boyer recently presented a new cannabis-related bill in Maine that would allow marijuana advertising and deliveries to take place in commercial locations throughout the state. The bill was cosponsored by Democrat Reps. Craig Hickman, Benjamin T. Collings, Laura...
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The Complicated Business Of Advertising And Marketing In Cannabis
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - 2:55pm | 1565By Aaron Silverman, President of MediaJel. New companies tend to cultivate similarly. Build a winning team and culture. Plan and establish your vision of success – but maintain flexibility. Structure an advisory board or shadow cabinet full of successful professionals, both inside and outside...
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Facebook And Instagram's Anti-Weed Stance Frustrates Cannabis Entrepreneurs
Friday, September 28, 2018 - 11:53am | 1072Advertising is crucial in the success of any business — and this holds true for cannabis as well. When U.S. states started to legalize cannabis, dozens of new companies flocked to the largest social media platforms in the world, including Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Instagram. They...