Weedmaps was founded in 2008 by Justin Hartfield and Keith Hoerling. In November 2010 WeedMaps was acquired by General Cannabis Incorporated for an undisclosed amount. As of October 2019, the company announced they would lay off approximately 25 percent of its workforce, due to the slow introduction of recreational markets in California and Massachusetts.
About Weedmaps in brief
Weedmaps was founded in 2008 by Justin Hartfield and Keith Hoerling. In November 2010 WeedMaps was acquired by General Cannabis Incorporated for an undisclosed amount. In March 2019, Chris Beals was named CEO of Weedmaps, and previous CEO Doug Francis stepped back from the day-to-day running of the company to serve as Chairman. As of October 2019, the company announced they would lay off approximately 25 percent of its workforce, due to the slow introduction of recreational markets in California and Massachusetts. In August 2019, Weedmaps launched a 30,000 square-foot Museum of Weed in West Hollywood, \”aimed at destigmatizing cannabis\”, telling the story of cannabis prohibition over the last century.
An independent company called Fakespot found that only 38% of reviews on Weedmaps were valid. In December 2011, WeedMaps acquired MMJMenu, a Denver-based software entity that provides back-end enterprise software for medical marijuana dispensaries. In June 2013, Business Insider dubbed Hartfield \”The First Venture Capitalist of The Pot Industry. \”
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