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What Cannabis Businesses Can Learn from the Sex-Toy Industry

Social media won't accept advertising from either industry. Here's the work-around.
Source: Sarah Grady
Sarah Grady

Any green entrepreneur knows the problem well: Major platforms won’t run cannabis ads. They’re shut out of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and even spammy services like Taboola and Outbrain -- the places most rely upon to drive sales. In response, cannabis companies often throw money at , hoping to at least gain some presence on the sites. And at conferences, people in the industry ask each other, “How

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