Marijuana Business Magazine

lNSlGHTFUL lNDUSTRY OBSERVATlONS What They’re SAYING “Don’t join to say you’re a member of the chamber of commerce, join to be a member. Get involved.” – Erik Williams , a founding partner of Connecticut-based consultancy Will & Way, on the importance of marijuana companies joining their local chambers of commerce, as Weedmaps recently did in Boston. Source: Marijuana Business Daily “I think most (marijuana) companies are now aware of what they can’t be doing. … (Social media companies) are so overly sensitive to the idea that anything could be misconstrued or misinterpreted as the promotion of drugs that they lean really heavy on the side of not letting anything through.” – Kyra Reed , founder of social media strategy service Markyr Digital, on the hurdles cannabis businesses face trying to use social media advertising. Source: Marijuana Business Daily “Once California finishes its regulations ... we’re going to (affect) every- one’s market. Because realistically, who wants to go to Denver? They’d rather come to California – the sunny state, where Hollywood and everything is go- ing on – to buy their cannabis and vacation. A lot of those places – Seattle, Washington, I mean, what’s there? (California) is where it’s at.” – Virgil Grant , president of the Southern California Coalition, on the impact he believes California’s regu- lated marijuana market will have on the U.S. cannabis industry. Source: Marijuana Business Daily 188 • Marijuana Business Magazine • November / December 2017