Cannabis Instagram Account Attacks Continue

It’s becoming an all too familiar occurrence, Instagram deleting accounts related to the cannabis industry. This week’s victim, Dixie Brands, manufacturer of premium cannabis-infused products.

“This is just one more example of the daily injustices and discriminations we face as an industry,” said Dixie Brands CEO, Tripp Keber.

According to Chief Marketing Officer, Joe Hodas, Instagram deleted the company’s account and gave no explanation or responses to their repeated inquiries.

It was Hodas’ idea to use the social media site to grow the company. His goal was to use the photo sharing platform to share “respectful, lifestyle and community oriented” content to enlighten the anti-cannabis populace. He acknowledged Massroots as a safer alternative, but said that “it requires multiple platforms to really reach critical mass.”

Massroots, a social media platform that caters exclusively to the cannabis crowd, also had its Instagram account deleted recently. Massroots CEO, Isaac Dietrich, expected the...

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