Advertising & partnerships

Are you trying to get your product, service or organization in front of cannabis legal professionals?

That is the only audience here. CannabisRegulations.ai is where operators, attorneys, regulators and brand executives go to check what is actually legal — across 50+ U.S. and international jurisdictions, every working day.

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Direct-sold · One advertiser per placement · Everything subject to editorial review

Why advertisers choose this audience

Nobody here is browsing

Every visitor arrived with a live compliance question — can I sell this, can I ship it, is it legal where I operate. Intent is the product.

Cited by the AI assistants

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude reference this content when professionals ask them cannabis regulatory questions. Your placement lands inside AI answers, not just search results.

Exclusive by design

One advertiser per state, per content cluster, and per newsletter slot. You never appear beside a competitor.

Permanent and dofollow

Editorial placements stay published. We do not unpublish articles or switch links to nofollow later.

Why CannabisRegulations.ai

A niche this sharp doesn’t exist anywhere else.

Most cannabis media sells you a general industry audience. This is a compliance audience — people with a specific legal question, in a specific jurisdiction, at the moment they need an answer.

Hyper-niche authority

100% focused on cannabis and hemp regulatory compliance. Nearly every visitor is an industry professional or decision-maker — attorneys, operators, regulators, brand executives. Not casual readers.

Built on primary sources

Statute, rulemaking, enforcement actions and agency guidance across 50+ U.S. and international jurisdictions — tracked and updated as the law changes, not written once and left to rot.

Endemic by nature

The articles already surface specific product categories, compounds and brands. The commercial demand is already in the content — the sponsor simply owns the context.

The AI advantage

When professionals ask an AI what’s legal, this is one of the sources it answers from.

Compliance research has quietly moved. Instead of opening ten tabs, professionals now ask an assistant — and the assistant answers from the sources it trusts. CannabisRegulations.ai is actively cited by the major assistants on cannabis and hemp regulatory questions, which means a placement here does something a normal ad buy cannot: it puts your brand inside the generated answer, not just next to a search result.

ChatGPT

Perplexity

Gemini

Claude

This is the channel most cannabis advertisers have no way to buy into yet. Guest posts and native placements are the way in — published, indexed, and part of the source material assistants draw on.

The platform

Every content channel you can own.

Nine distinct channels across the property — each one a different buying moment, each one available as a named, exclusive placement. Inventory is intentionally limited so advertisers never compete inside the same slot.

State database

U.S. State Legality Database

Five compound pages for every U.S. state — THCA, Delta-8, Delta-9, Delta-10 and HHC — each answering “is it legal in my state?” at the exact moment someone needs to know. Fed by the interactive state map and the compound index.

Typical advertisers: state cannabis law firms, licensing and compliance consultants, in-state CPAs

Own it: State exclusive sponsor card — one advertiser per state, on all five of that state’s pages.

Country database

International Country Database

Cannabis and hemp law across 190+ jurisdictions — import and export, possession, travel and global legality. The reference layer for anyone operating or shipping across borders.

Typical advertisers: seed banks, international CBD brands, cannabis tourism, cross-border logistics

Own it: Category exclusive banner, run-of-site placement, guest posts.

Travel & shipping

Travel, Shipping & PACT Cluster

TSA rules, airport reality checks, interstate shipping and PACT Act compliance — read mid-trip and mid-shipment, when the decision is already in motion and the reader needs an answer now.

Typical advertisers: THC beverage and travel-gear brands, shipping and logistics compliance providers

Own it: Category exclusive — every banner slot in the cluster.

Compound index

Compound Legality Index

The cross-reference layer for THCA, Delta-8, Delta-9, Delta-10, HHC and marijuana — what each compound is, how it is made, and where it stands. Educational intent, upstream of a purchase decision.

Typical advertisers: lab testing, packaging suppliers, extractors and manufacturers

Own it: Branded-post sponsorship, link insertion.

Editorial

Guides & Analysis

Long-form guides on enforcement actions, state rulemaking, licensing, SOPs and operations — auto-filed into topic, cannabinoid, audience and location hubs, so every article surfaces in more than one place.

Typical advertisers: compliance SaaS, consultants, service providers with real expertise to show

Own it: Guest post, link insertion, in-content banner.

News hubs

Location News Hubs

Live enforcement actions and regulatory change organised by market — from California to Spain. Where operators check what changed this week in the places they actually do business.

Typical advertisers: multi-market operators, regional law firms, government-affairs consultancies

Own it: Run-of-site banner, category exclusive.

Newsletter

The Regulator Brief

A consented, product-qualified list — most subscribers used the AI compliance tool, created an account and opted in. Not a bought list. A meaningful share are active or former regulators subscribing from .gov addresses.

Typical advertisers: category leaders, compliance platforms, anyone selling to counsel and regulators

Own it: Presenting sponsor, sponsor spotlight, mid-newsletter banner, dedicated send.

Flagship

Homepage & AI Compliance Tool

The two flagship placements — the homepage top banner, and the sponsor strip in the header of every AI compliance tool session. The most active, highest-consideration audience on the property.

Typical advertisers: compliance SaaS, MSOs and category leaders that want the whole audience

Own it: Top banner + AI-tool header sponsor.

Directories

Attorney & B2B Directories

Flat-fee listings in the cannabis lawyer directory and the B2B vendor directory — with lead routing into your category from every state legality page on the site.

Typical advertisers: cannabis attorneys, licensing consultants, vetted B2B service providers

Own it: Attorney listing, B2B and vendor listing.

Not sure which fits? Tell us who you are trying to reach and we will recommend the channel — and tell you honestly if none of them are a fit. Request the media kit and we will come back with live availability.

Who you reach

Read by the people who decide.

Subscriber sign-up domains skew heavily toward industry decision-makers — regulators and government agencies, operators, technology platforms, law firms, consumer brands, payment providers, labs, media and research institutions.

Government & regulators

Active and former regulators subscribing from .gov addresses

Operators & MSOs

Green Thumb Industries · MariMed · Planet 13 · Vireo Health · Holistic Industries · Happy Valley

Technology, commerce & data

Dutchie · Weedmaps · Leafly · Flowhub · Treez · Distru · MediaJel · Green Check Verified · Cannabiz Media · Vangst

Beverage & consumer brands

Nowadays · Vertosa · Kiva Confections · Smokiez · Breakthru Beverage · VMG Partners · BIC

Finance, consulting & media

Global Payments · Ankura · SC Labs · Hearst

Research & academia

Johns Hopkins · Cornell · Western Sydney University

Reflects subscriber sign-up domains; indicates readership, not endorsement.

Where they are

Concentrated in the markets that matter.

Strongest readership in the highest-value U.S. cannabis markets, with a substantial international base across Europe, Canada and Asia-Pacific.

New York

Los Angeles

Dallas

Chicago

Atlanta

Miami

Denver

Seattle

Houston

Phoenix

Boston

Washington DC

San Francisco

London

Amsterdam

Toronto

Singapore

Paris

What they read

The subjects that pull hardest.

01

State hemp & THC regulation

The largest cluster on the site — jurisdiction-specific legality, by compound.

02

Travel, shipping & PACT

The highest value-per-page cluster — readers mid-decision, with something at stake.

03

International cannabis law

Cross-border operations, import and export, and country-by-country legality.

04

THC beverages & compliance

The fastest-moving consumer category, and the one with the least settled rulebook.

05

Operations, SOPs & licensing

Practical compliance execution — the work that follows the legal answer.

Native content · guest posts & backlinks

Editorial placements, not banners.

Permanent, indexed, dofollow. Published on a domain Google ranks and the AI assistants already cite — so the link earns authority in both search results and generated answers.

Guest Post

Native article — not a banner

Link Insertion

In-text dofollow link — not a banner

One contextual dofollow link woven into an article that is already ranking, already earning traffic, and already being cited by AI assistants — you inherit the page’s authority from day one.

✓One contextual dofollow link, permanent

✓Your choice of anchor text, subject to editorial fit

✓Placed inside a relevant paragraph — never a footer or sidebar drop

✓Pick the target article from live inventory, or we recommend by topic fit

✓Inherit established rankings, page authority and existing AI citations

✓Fast turnaround — live within a few business days

Eligible article inventory

Travel & TSA guides

State regulation guides

THC beverage compliance

Shipping & logistics guides

Cannabinoid legality guides

International law guides

We will send the eligible article list, with performance data, once you request the media kit.

Newsletter & annual partnerships

The Regulator Brief & annual inventory.

A consented, product-qualified list — most subscribers used the AI compliance tool, created an account and opted in. Not a bought list, and not rented to anyone. A meaningful share are active or former regulators subscribing from .gov addresses.

Per-send placements

Presenting Sponsor

Display strip — your logo, one line and a link, directly above the lead story. One advertiser per send.

Sponsor Spotlight

Native placement — logo, a short write-up in the newsletter’s own voice, and a call to action.

Mid-newsletter banner

Banner between “From the Statehouse” and “International Desk” — read, not scrolled past.

Dedicated email

A full solo send to the list. Reserved for partners with something genuinely worth the interruption.

Annual & directory placements

Founding Partners wall

Your logo on the site and in the newsletter footer year-round, with a high-authority backlink.

Attorney directory listing

A flat-fee listing in the cannabis lawyer directory, with lead routing from every state legality page.

B2B / vendor directory listing

A flat-fee listing in the vendor directory, with lead routing inside your category.

How it works commercially. Every placement is sold direct at a flat monthly fee — no per-lead, per-click or per-impression billing — and your rate is locked for a full twelve months from the date you book, even as reach expands. State exclusives and the newsletter Presenting Sponsor slot are one advertiser per slot, first come. Request the media kit for current rates and availability.

Where most advertisers start

Three ways in.

Use these as entry points, then customise by state, article cluster, category, newsletter placement or annual partnership. Most partnerships here started as a custom ask.

Own a state

Exclusive sponsor card across a state’s legality pages, plus a monthly newsletter banner

Best for law firms and compliance providers that want a defensible, state-specific lead source no competitor can buy their way into.

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Own a category

A branded post in a high-intent cluster, plus Presenting Sponsor for a month

Best for beverage, travel, shipping and consumer brands that map cleanly onto specific articles readers are already searching for.

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Become a Founding Partner

Annual wall placement plus a quarterly Sponsor Spotlight

Best for category leaders that want year-round visibility, a high-authority backlink, and association with the source professionals actually cite.

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Before you ask

The questions advertisers ask first.

How much does it cost?

Rates depend on the placement, the state or cluster you want, and the term. There are entry points that suit a modest monthly budget and flagship placements that do not. Request the media kit and you will get the full rate card, along with what is actually still available — usually the same day.

Are the links dofollow and permanent?

Yes. Guest posts include contextual dofollow links and link insertions include one. Placement is permanent — we do not unpublish articles or switch links to nofollow later.

What does “exclusive” actually mean?

One advertiser per state, per category cluster, and per newsletter Presenting Sponsor slot. If you own Texas, no competing firm appears on any of the Texas compound pages for the length of your term. Slots are first come.

How is billing structured?

Display and sponsorship placements are a flat monthly fee — no per-lead, per-click or per-impression billing. Guest posts and link insertions are one-time. Rates are locked for twelve months from the date you book, even as reach grows.

What content do you not accept?

All content is subject to editorial review. We do not accept unrelated, gambling or adult niches. Payment is required before publication. We would rather turn down a placement than run something that undermines the site’s credibility with the audience you are trying to reach.

Can I pick the exact article my banner or link goes into?

Yes. Branded-post sponsorships and link insertions are priced by the article you choose, and you can select from the live inventory — or we will recommend the best topical fit for what you sell.

Is the newsletter list consented?

Yes. Most subscribers used the AI compliance tool, created an account and opted in. It is not a purchased list, and it is never rented out.

Get your product in front of cannabis legal professionals.

Tell us who you are trying to reach. We will send the media kit, confirm what is still available, and recommend the placement that fits — or tell you honestly if none of them do.

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All content subject to editorial review · Unrelated, gambling & adult niches not accepted · Payment required before publication · CannabisRegulations.ai is a media asset owned & operated by JMK Ventures LLC.

Are you trying to get your product, service or organization in front of cannabis legal professionals?

Tell us what you're trying to reach and we'll send the full media kit and current rate card, confirm what's still available, and recommend the placement that fits. Inventory is intentionally limited so advertisers never compete inside the same high-intent slot.

A niche this sharp doesn’t exist anywhere else.

Hyper-niche authority

Built on primary sources

Endemic by nature

When professionals ask an AI what’s legal, this is one of the sources it answers from.

Every content channel you can own.

U.S. State Legality Database

International Country Database

Travel, Shipping & PACT Cluster

Compound Legality Index

Guides & Analysis

Location News Hubs

The Regulator Brief

Homepage & AI Compliance Tool

Attorney & B2B Directories

Read by the people who decide.

Concentrated in the markets that matter.

The subjects that pull hardest.

Editorial placements, not banners.

Guest Post

Link Insertion

The Regulator Brief & annual inventory.

Three ways in.

Own a state

Own a category

Become a Founding Partner

The questions advertisers ask first.

Get your product in front of cannabis legal professionals.