HERB

Entrepreneurs are often too obsessed with the outcome. That’s not necessarily the right thing to do, explains Herb founder and CEO Matt Gray whose mission is to pay it forward and inspire 10 million entrepreneurs to live their dreams. Amidst a slowing economy, Gray urged entrepreneurs to...

Cannabis information platform Herb is launching a new online ordering and pickup service for cannabis products in Canada. While this type of offering has become quite popular in these COVID-19 times, as consumers turn to options that minimize the amount of contact with other people, Herb Pickup is...

By Matt Gray, CEO of Herb. The one-year anniversary of legal Canadian cannabis is just around the corner, and the country plans to celebrate in a big way. On October 17th, Health Canada lifts the legislative floodgates for the production of edibles, concentrates, and topicals.  New products,...

By Matt Gray, CEO at Herb. When I was 14, a close friend of mine nearly lost his life. He was battling depression, and, as a result, was given a concoction of pharmaceuticals intended to help him recover. This drug cocktail, however, wasn’t effective. His depression gradually worsened, and...

In 2017, Benzinga wrote about HERB, a media company boasting social media followership and engagement figures comparable to those seen in mass media outlets like Buzzfeed and Vice. Only a month after that feature, we found out the company had completed a $4.1-million raise led by Lerer Hippeau...

As cannabis legalization continues to spread, competition in the media space is becoming fierce. However, just a handful of outlets are driving most of the traffic. Leading this bunch are High Times, which is set to start trading on the Nasdaq in October with a $250 million valuation through a...

Benzinga follows the cannabis industry and the opportunities it presents. We often ask successful investors and entrepreneurs about the sub-sectors that offer the most space for growth and have, more than once, been told that media was one of the arenas that were ripe for disruption. The Media...