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Cannabis sector layoffs continue as Weedmaps cuts 25% of staff

The parent company of cannabis advertising platform Weedmaps is laying off roughly 25% of its staff, or up…

News December 7
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Weedmaps CEO Chris Beals out as cannabis tech, ad company posts loss

WM Technology CEO Chris Beals has "decided to step down" and left the company, the cannabis advertising and…

News November 8
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Marijuana companies lay off hundreds, retrench amid economic woes

While business around the world shuttered as COVID-19 spread, the marijuana industry was deemed "essential" in nearly 30…

News September 6
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Cannabis advertising company Weedmaps lays off 10% of staff

California-based cannabis advertising giant Weedmaps said it has laid off about 10% of its workers because of a…

News August 16
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Weedmaps again advertising illegal marijuana retailers and products, complaints allege

Cannabis advertising giant Weedmaps is again carrying listings on its website for illegal or unlicensed marijuana retailers and…

News July 25
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Weedmaps parent launches digital marijuana retail payments in Canada

Marijuana technology company WM Technology is launching a new integrated digital payment service for cannabis retailers in Ontario,…

News May 12
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What’s on tap for marijuana tech platform Weedmaps’ parent: Q&A with CEO Chris Beals

WM Technology CEO Chris Beals discusses the company's strong financial performance last year, what's on tap in 2022…

News March 16
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Fire & Flower’s marijuana retail tech strategy: Q&A with Hifyre President Matthew Hollingshead

Like other types of retail, marijuana retail is increasingly propelled by digital technology. Major Canadian cannabis retail chain…

News March 4
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Weedmaps Super Bowl TV ad for cannabis rejected by NBC, report says

A television commercial from cannabis e-commerce and advertising platform Weedmaps was rejected for Super Bowl airtime by the…

News February 7
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