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Cannabis SARAH PRATER MS, RD/LD
INFLUENCERS
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he age of influencers is still alive and doing well. Currently there is no formal definition or criteria of what makes an influencer, some descriptions of an influencer must have a certain number of followers on a social media platform. Others simply view an influencer as an individual who has the power to influence other’s decisions, behaviors, opinions, etc. Before I go any further, let’s all agree that everyone has been or can be influenced in some way. So, why not fill your daily scrolling, viewing, and listening with some awesome cannabis influencers from across all the social media platforms or spend time looking up the ones who don’t use social media.
INSTAGRAM INFLUENCERS S te v e lo D e A ng e Named himself the “Father of the Legal Cannabis Industry.” His Instagram account now has 54K following. DeAngelo is founder of the Last Prisoner Project, an organization that works to redress the harms of cannabis criminalization through legal intervention, education, and criminal justice reform advocacy. The Prisoner Project Instagram page has more followers at 98.5K.
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S yd (@_shadesofsyd) Cannabis content creator, advocate, educator, and model. Her Instagram following gained traction with her “Different Strains 4 Different Pains,” where she gives product recommendations for various ailments, as well as product reviews.
W eed H um or
Follow this account for all your hilarious weed memes and videos. With a 5.5M following, you know they are funny.
S he S m ok e s J oints Promotes herself as a photographer, this account displays creative cannabis content with beautiful pictures and crafty rolled joints. She has earned a 247K following.
M u rp h y M u rri industry and extraction expert, she has gained a 17.4K following. You can definitely learn something from following her account about hash making and extractions.
e L onny th S tre e t Law y er
Lonny is a cannabis activist and lawyer, and much of his social media focuses on educating smokers on their rights.
M org a n L e ig h E ng lis h
(@thiscannabislife) – an advocate for ending the stigma against smoking cannabis has gained a 48.5K following. She also founded Stoned and Toned (@getstonedandtoned), where she shares cannabis fueled workouts.
B lunt ' B l ow in M am a
her Instagram and podcasts are geared towards normalizing moms who use cannabis. She is a journalist and former editor for big names like Huffington Post and ABC news.
D r. e M ic h e l R os s
neuroscientist and mental health expert who battles with fibromyalgia and PTSD. She promotes the use of medical marijuana for her conditions as well as other conditions. She authored the book Vitamin Weed: Get Healthy, Not High.
YOUTUBE INFLUENCERS VIC E on this YouTube channel you can find the show Bong Appetit, a competition where high end cuisine meets high end cannabis. Weediquette is another VICE documentary series that opens eyes into the science, culture, and economics of the legalization of cannabis.
The G ra te f u l G row e r
just a YouTube account with a following of 112K. This account covers all your growing informational needs from indoor to outdoor set ups, lights, heat stress, harvesting, etc. The comments are full of thankful people for the information and content from this YouTuber.
J oh n B e rf ol o became an advocate for medical cannabis for chronic pain after a serious accident, falling 28 feet onto concrete. His story draws people in, but his content around the medicinal benefits of cannabis, as well how to grow and process cannabis to use for medicinal purposes keeps people watching.
