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by Keegan Gendron, Policy Research Associate- Public Affairs at Weedmaps “If the hideous monster Frankenstein came face to face with the monster of marijuana he would drop dead of fright.” — Harry J. Anslinger. Mr. Anslinger, the infamous father of cannabis prohibition, ignited an era of ignorance, fear-mongering, and injustice…

by Kamry Parks, Policy Communications Associate- Public Affairs at Weedmaps America has two Independence Days: One commemorating America’s freedom from Britain’s rule; the other commemorating the actual end of slavery in the United States. We know all about the first one. School children across the country are taught that the…

by Bridget Hennessey, Vice President, Public Affairs at Weedmaps It’s been two weeks since the horrible events at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. But the pain hasn’t subsided. …

Embracing Cannabis in the AAPI Community — by Thanh To, Grassroots/Advocacy Campaign Associate- Public Affairs at Weedmaps After the Vietnam War, nearly 2 million Vietnamese “boat people” — including my parents — risked their lives to flee from political persecution and oppression with aspirations of finding freedom in a foreign land. …

By Fran Hutchins and Carl Fillichio Happy Four Twenty–the U.S. cannabis industry’s unofficial “day.” The meaning behind 420 is as simple as it is complex. It is both pinpointedly specific and vastly broad. Local and universal. If “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere” is the call to arms for the cocktail crowd…

Weedmaps may not have convinced NBC to run their US$6.5 million Super Bowl cannabis ad, but the free coverage they’re getting now is priceless. The cannabis store locator created an 84-second spot to run before Super Bowl LVI, since its 30-second spot won’t run during the game. NBC banned the spot…

On this last day of Women’s History Month, a tribute to the IHOP waitress and medical cannabis advocate who changed the world — by Bridget Hennessey, Vice President, Government Relations at Weedmaps “Remember the ladies . . . “ In a letter dated exactly 245 years ago today, Abigail Adams urged her husband, the future president (attending the second Continental Congress at the time) to “remember the ladies” and keep the consequences of…

International Women’s Day 2021 by Bridget Hennessey, Vice President for Government Relations at Weedmaps Once asked when there will be enough women on the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg famously replied, “when there are nine.” “People were shocked when I said that,” Ginsburg added. …

2020 was a bad year. Except for cannabis. (Part one of 2) — By Bridget Hennessey, Vice President, Government Relations, Weedmaps It’s over. Thank goodness. TIME Magazine dubbed 2020 the “worst year ever.” Some say that’s an understatement. Others cite the Depression years, or anytime between 1969 and 1980 as better examples of worst. Were the seventies really that bad? 2020 was marked…