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Cannabis Goes Universal in This Campaign Showing Pot Users From All Walks of Life

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New cannabis ads seek to stem the stoner cliché.MedMen
By T.L. Stanley

August 6, 2018

Cannabis retailer MedMen has been fighting stereotypes in its advertising for months now, featuring everyone from white-collar professionals to grandmothers as weed lovers.

T.L. Stanley

T.L. Stanley is a senior editor at Adweek, where she specializes in consumer trends, cannabis marketing, plant-based food products, pop culture and creativity.

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