Cannabis Paid Media
Programmatic, native, contextual, CTV, and audio for cannabis operators. No rejected creatives. No policy strikes. ROAS measured to in-store and online revenue.
What's actually broken.
Meta bans you. Google shadow-filters you. Most agencies then give up. We built a paid stack that lives outside the walled gardens and still moves product.
The deliverables.
Programmatic + CTV
Mantis, Fyllo, PrograMetrix, and direct DSP buys. Geo-fenced to legal markets. Brand-safe inventory only.
Native + contextual
Outbrain, Taboola, and cannabis-specific networks. Creative that doesn't read like cannabis to the algorithm.
Audio + podcast
Spotify (where legal), SiriusXM, and host-read podcast spots with cannabis-friendly shows.
Attribution
POS-to-ad matching via Alpine IQ, Happy Cabbage, or custom pipes. Real ROAS, not vanity impressions.
The 90-day path.
Audit & Channel Selection
Current spend audit, channel-market fit analysis, creative asset inventory, attribution infrastructure check.
Creative & Campaign Build
Compliant creative production, campaign architecture, audience targeting, geo-fencing, tracking pixels deployed.
Launch & Optimize
Campaigns live across selected channels. Daily bid management, creative rotation, A/B testing. Weekly performance reports.
Scale & Attribution
Winning channels scaled. POS-matched attribution report delivered. ROAS benchmarks established for ongoing management.
Meta banned you. Google shadow-filtered you. We built the stack that works anyway.
From $999 / mo
Questions worth asking.
Can you run Meta or Google ads for cannabis?
Not for plant-touching THC products — they'll ban you. We run programmatic, native, CTV, and audio that reach the same audiences without platform risk. For hemp/CBD, Google and Meta are options with careful creative.
What ROAS should I expect?
Category average is 2-3×. Our clients average 3.9× after 90 days. But it depends on your market, product, and margins. We'll give you a realistic projection before we start.
How do you attribute in-store sales to ads?
POS integration via Alpine IQ, Happy Cabbage, or Treez. We match ad exposure to transaction data. It's not perfect, but it's 10× better than "we ran ads and sales went up."
What's the minimum ad spend you manage?
$5,000/mo minimum across all channels. Below that, the data is too thin to optimize meaningfully.