Hashtags are a common way to tag or group messages on Twitter. A hashtag is created by simply adding a pound sign (#) in front of a word or acronym within a tweet. This allows, say fans of the National Basketball Association, to follow the #nba hashtag to keep up with related tweets.

Marijuana has a large fan base on Twitter which has spawned many marijuana related hashtags over time. This is a list of the most commonly used marijuana hashtags and what they mean. While all are related to marijuana, they each have their own meaning or context in which they should be used. (more…)

I like Twitter because it allows us to “follow” a large number of people who in some way contribute to the marijuana industry as well as participate in discussions around various related issues. Here are my recommendations for users to follow that represent 6 important groups that make up the core of the cannabis culture on Twitter. Be sure to check out everyone we follow and also please follow us at http://twitter.com/sparkreport. (more…)