Edibles Ads Look Trippy but the Goodies Are for Productivity

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out? Edibles Campaign Looks Low-Key Trippy but the Goodies Are All About Productivity 

The retro-style ads for Canyon THC's low-dose products come from indie agency TDA Boulder

If a cannabis marketer uses groovy, psychedelic images—think flower power and candy colors—it may bring to mind Woodstock-era bacchanals with a “turn on, tune in, drop out” vibe.

A new campaign from Canyon THC has purposely co-opted the look of that acid trippy period, but flipped the carefree Summer of Love notions on their heads. The brand is batting back against the stoner stereotype, in fact, with the tagline, “2.5 mg of productivity” to tout low-dose edibles formulated so consumers can imbibe but still finish their to-do lists.

The work, from independent agency TDA Boulder, will fan out over social, print and out of home media buys in the run-up to the holidays and beyond.

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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.