dotCANNABIS – Digital Identity for the Cannabis Industry
Identity, Trust, Intuitive Visibility
dotCANNABIS, LLC will submit an application for the domain extension ‘.cannabis’. Internet domain names like ‘www.DENVER.cannabis‘ or ‘www.AURORA.cannabis‘ will become available to authenticated members of the CANNABIS community by 2026/2027 (depending on the actual ICANN application timeline; which might shift).
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dotCANNABIS, LLC (Colorado) is a cannabis industry stakeholder owned, funded & governed public-benefit effort to secure the domain extension ‘.cannabis’. All ‘.cannabis’ domain name owners will be authenticated by relevant business associations or our own authentication provider to ensure that only validated, and trusted industry members run ‘.cannabis’ domain name based websites.
Among others, these cannabis industry stakeholders will benefit from the trust, safety and intuitive visibility that will come with .cannabis domain names:
Dispensaries (illegal dispensaries are a huge problem; only legal dispensaries will get a .cannabis domain name)
Doctors (certified medical marijuana doctors)
Brands (for example Cannabis Product Brands)
Marketing companies; Venture Capital; etc.
dotCANNABIS, LLC will closely work with industry associations to make sure that the ‘.cannabis’ domain name policies are creating a safe place for industry members - so that the Internet user can trust websites that are based on ‘.cannabis’ domain names.
If ‘.cannabis’ would not be funded, operated and governed by the Cannabis industry and ‘.cannabis’ registrants not be authenticated and verified; but instead ‘.cannabis’ domain names be available on first come first serve basis to the “general public” then all kinds of unintended consequences will occur; and bring harm to the industry.
How you can help:
If you are an association, producer, media or dispensiary: please get in contact with us! We need you to participate in this project!
If you are an individual business and wish to be a sponsor: Please contact us! There are plenty of sponsorship opportunities.
For more information please send an email to alexander.schubert@dotcannabis.org or call +1(202)684 6806