Weedmaps

WeedMaps is a tech company serving the cannabis industry, founded in 2008 by Justin Hartfield and Keith Hoerling.

In March 2019, Chris Beals was named CEO of Weedmaps, replacing Doug Francis who took responsibilities as Chairman of the company.

[1] 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.

[4][7] In February 2013 General Cannabis sold all cannabis-related businesses, including WeedMaps, back to the original founders.

[8] In June 2013, Hartfield and business partner and COO Doug Francis formally announced the formation of Ghost Group and its offspring, the Emerald Ocean Capital firm, the first marijuana Venture Capital firm to connect and invest through "Emerging Companies in Legal Cannabis and Medical Marijuana Sectors.

In September 2021, Weedmaps acquired Sprout, a leading cannabis CRM and marketing software company, from Jaret Christopher and a group of investors for $29.6 million.

[16][17] Weedmaps.com provides adult use and medical marijuana dispensary locations (including updated menus and reviews), doctors' offices, brands, and delivery services throughout the United States and Canada.

Weedmaps is the most widely used and downloaded marijuana mobile application on the Google Play and the Apple App Store.

[28] After the passing of adult-use cannabis in California through Proposition 64, Weedmaps continued to list dispensaries that had previously advertised on the site, expecting they would receive licenses.