Twitter Becomes First Social Media Platform to Allow Cannabis Ads in the US

Twitter on Wednesday turned the primary social media platform to permit hashish firms to market their manufacturers and merchandise in america.

The corporate had earlier solely allowed promoting for hemp-derived CBD topical merchandise, whereas different social media platforms together with Facebook, Instagram and TikTok observe a “no hashish promoting coverage” as pot stays unlawful on the federal degree.

Nevertheless, extra states in america are transferring in direction of permitting the sale of leisure hashish, with 21 already on board.

Twitter stated it can allow hashish firms to promote, so long as they’ve correct license, move by way of its approval course of, solely goal jurisdictions the place they’re licensed to function and most significantly, don’t goal folks under 21 years.

“This can be a fairly large win for authorized hashish entrepreneurs,” multistate hashish and medical marijuana firm Cresco Labs stated.

Most pot firms had been fast to embrace the modifications recommended by Twitter. Trulieve Hashish Corp already launched a multistate marketing campaign on the platform on Wednesday.

“This transformation speaks to the rising acceptance of hashish as a mainstream wellness class, and we’re hopeful it can function a catalyst for different social media platforms to observe go well with,” stated Kate Lynch of Curaleaf, the largest hashish firm working in america.

After having fun with a gross sales surge through the early phases of the pandemic, the US hashish business confirmed indicators of slowing within the face of regulatory and financial challenges, together with falling costs and a bootleg market poaching its clients.

Curaleaf lately decreased its payroll by 10 p.c, which equated to lower than 4 p.c of its workforce, and exited nearly all of its operations in three US states.

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