Alcohol companies beware: Cannabis startups are coming for your customers. Now that recreational marijuana is legal in California and seven other states, startups are vying with traditional beverage companies for the attention of consumers planning to ingest a social intoxicant.
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Mile High City Now Accepting Applications for Denver Cannabis Clubs
The road to regulate Denver cannabis clubs has been a long one and while doors aren’t open quite yet, the city of Denver started accepting applications for cannabis consumption establishment licenses on Aug. 24, 2017.
Drug Policy Alliance Launches Marijuana Legalization Campaign in New Jersey Focused on Racial and Social Justice
TRENTON, N.J., June 12, 2017 /Weed Wire/ — Today, the New Jersey Office of the Drug Policy Alliance launched its racial justice focused marijuana legalization campaign with a video produced by Brave New Films.
Plan for Denver Social Marijuana Permits Includes Customer Waivers
After months of wrangling, the Colorado city’s proposed rules for social marijuana permits set the stage for July applications.
Reputation Management in the Cannabis Industry
Want to know the most important factor for being a respected professional in today’s legal cannabis industry? Reputation.
LeafList
LeafList is a reputation and network management tool for cannabis professionals. It is an invite-only membership platform that seeks to elevate cannabis industry members with pristine reputations and strong backgrounds while supporting sustainable business practices.
MassRoots Closes $1 Million Financing Round
DENVER, July 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — MassRoots (OTCQB: MSRT), one of the largest and most active social networks for cannabis consumers with 420,000 users, is pleased to report it has closed a private placement of its shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $1,065,500.
Dating Sites Geared Toward Cannabis Consumers
Gone are the day when smokers seeking companionship had to track the cloud of smoke billowing down the hallway of their dorm back to its source.
MassRoots Returns to Apple’s App Store
Have an iPhone and wish you could talk about your love of cannabis with like-minded people on social media?
Thursday Thinking Different Means Progress!
Great news and great work to all who participated in getting MassRoots back on the Apple iTunes store! This is progress for the company and also for the industry.
Apple Tough on Cannabis Businesses
Apple and Instagram have tough policies regarding marijuana business, and entrepreneurs are feeling the effects. Businesses of any kind, especially those which operate through the Internet, rely on Apple to accommodate its apps.
Twitter Study Hints at Marijuana Market Size
While the method of study is not perfect, social media is still one of the best tools to analyze current and developing trends.
Apple and Instagram Crack Down on Weed Entrepreneurs
Thirty-eight thousand people normally don’t just disappear. So when 25-year-old Shane Fairbrother signed in to Instagram one evening last week and discovered that his company’s account, @themedtainer, had been suspended.
Marijuana Social Networking on the Rise
Earlier this year, Facebook turned 10 years old. After a decade of likes, shares, and pokes, it is hard to remember a time without the social media giant.
New Study: Marijuana Doesn’t Lower IQ
A common argument against legalizing marijuana is the assumed effect it has on cognitive abilities. The caricature of the burnt-out stoner is an all too common sight in today’s media.