Medical marijuana law update would lift the advertising ban on Pa. doctors June 28, 2023 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments A proposal being considered in the state legislature would eliminate an unusual restriction in Pennsylvania that bans doctors from advertising their ability to approve patients for the state’s medical marijuana program. Several medical marijuana advocates, patients, and doctors welcomed the… Read More→
Rhode Island’s pot stores can now legally advertise. Get ready for billboards, bus wraps, and radio spots. June 20, 2023 AggregatedNews Rhode Island 0 Comments Joe Pakuris watched what he called fairness and common sense unfurl over his retail marijuana dispensary Tuesday as workers high above Interstate 95 raised a billboard for his Mother Earth Wellness shop, one day after Gov. Dan McKee legalized outdoor pot advertising. Pakuris’… Read More→
Virginia’s new cannabis authority faces more responsibilities, possible budget cuts March 2, 2023 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Lawmakers have signaled they want the new Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to take over the state’s medical marijuana program and act as the main enforcer of stricter rules on cannabis-related advertising. But the authority, which is still staffing up after… Read More→
Companies blanket Pa. with ads about how to get a medical marijuana card, but doctors are silenced May 26, 2022 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments When Pennsylvania lawmakers legalized medical cannabis in 2016, they struck an unusual deal: Physicians can approve patients for the program but they are banned from advertising that power. Lawmakers feared advertising would encourage thousands of patients to flood the same… Read More→
The Super Bowl won’t be lit: no cannabis ads allowed February 8, 2022 AggregatedNews Marketing 0 Comments If a brand wants to reach — or offend — a large swath of Americans all at once, there are few better venues than a Super Bowl ad. There are plenty of brands advertising this year that wouldn’t have been… Read More→
Ad restrictions frustrate medical marijuana companies in Ohio December 19, 2020 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Late December last year, the staff at Greenleaf Apothecaries received a surprising message from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. An advertisement for a talk by one of the company's employees included the company’s logo. The board considered the image an advertisement… Read More→
Guidance issued for advertising marijuana products in Maine February 24, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Maine's Office of Marijuana Policy warns that advertising for medical- or adult-use marijuana businesses should not target people under age 21. Maine’s Office of Marijuana Policy issued guidance Friday on how to advertise medical- and adult-use marijuana businesses without breaking… Read More→
Colorado restricts marijuana advertising, so cannabis companies are adopting highways February 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Cannabis companies are using a loophole in Colorado’s strict limits on marijuana advertising by sponsoring state highways and putting their names on roadside signs. Currently, 51 cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, manufacturers and edible producers sponsor roadways throughout the state, according to… Read More→
CBS rejects Super Bowl ad on benefits of medical marijuana January 22, 2019 AggregatedNews Marketing 0 Comments CBS rejected a Super Bowl ad that makes a case for medical marijuana. Acreage Holdings, which is in the cannabis cultivation, processing and dispensing business, said it produced a 60-second ad that shows three people suffering from varying health issues… Read More→
New Ads Aim To Change Rural Texans Perception About Medical Marijuana July 23, 2018 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments Ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, Texans will be seeing — and hearing — a lot of campaign ads. But, on top of the typical election year barrage of political commercials, some rural Texans will also be seeing a very… Read More→
Australian Brand Launches First Japanese Medicinal Cannabis Campaign May 31, 2018 AggregatedNews Asia, Australia 0 Comments Australian medicinal cannabis company Elixinol has launched Japan’s first campaign advertising their products following a long-fought battle with regulators. The ASX listed company has become the first to gain approval for a billboard advertising cannabidiol hemp oil – commonly known… Read More→
First Billboards for Marijuana Dispensaries Hit Massachusetts October 10, 2017 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Those getting off the Massachusetts Turnpike near Chicopee will now get the chance to see a first in state history — billboards advertising medical marijuana. The two billboards, visible from the east and west near Exit 5, were put up… Read More→
Weed Billboards Popping up in Boston Show Strong Changes for Area January 14, 2017 AggregatedNews Marketing 0 Comments A budding new pot company is planting 80 billboards around Greater Boston, launching an app and hiring “student ambassadors” at MIT, Harvard, Northeastern and Boston University to help spread the word about its weed work. California-based Weedmaps is trying to… Read More→