Honeysuckle Media is an award-wining, female led print and digital publication that emphasizes diverse voices with high visual impact. We explore gender and sexuality, racial politics, the environment, cannabis and pop culture. Honeysuckle is motivated by our collective desire to better ourselves and our surroundings. Our reporting reflects who we are, as our writers tend to ‘live what they write’ rather than just reporting on a topic.
Our Clio Award Winning Women in East Coast Cannabis Award!
We are thrilled to announce that Honeysuckle also won a Clio for our Empress State photo shoot in our Lil Wayne 420 print edition. This feature is a tribute to the many incredible women leading the East Coast cannabis industry, which you can read here. The spread represents formidable brands in the space such as Women Grow, Humble Bloom, Cannaclusive, On The Revel, TribeTokes, House of Puff, Rebelle, Her Highness and more. With concept and production by Honeysuckle’s founder Ronit Pinto, photography and video by Honeysuckle’s Creative Director Sam C. Long, and art direction by Geraldine Hessler of Rebelle, the shoot was a perfect amalgamation of visions.
Our Policy-Changing Billboard Campaigns
Felisa Rogers
The Bluntness: https://www.thebluntness.com/posts/diversity-in-cannabis-lil-wayne-honeysuckle
Bruce Bentley
AM NY: https://www.amny.com/news/cannabis-brand-marketing-1.25900136
Cannabusters: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/34-cannabusters-honeysuckle-magazine-founder-ronit/id1453590300?i=1000456615555
MJ News Network
Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bethkaiserman/2019/01/20/super-bowl-cbd-coffee-2019/#36db97b35a55
Florida Politics: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/286565-selling-cannabis-on-times-square-florida-company-makes-marketing-history
The Source: http://thesource.com/2018/12/31/first-black-owned-cannabis-company-to-be-featured-in-times-square-on-nye/
MJ News Network: https://mjnewsnetwork.com/business/historic-times-square-billboard-puts-cannabis-honeysuckle-mag-on-high-for-nye/
Cassius Lifel: https://cassiuslife.com/86761/dasheeda-dawson-times-square-billboard/
KYSDC New York: https://kysdc.com/3701425/sticky-green-meet-the-first-black-led-weed-company-to-be-featured-in-times-square/
EurWeb / Electronic Urban Report: https://www.eurweb.com/2018/12/dasheeda-dawsons-the-weedhead-is-first-black-owned-cannabis-brand-featured-in-times-square/
Denver Business Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2018/12/31/cannabis-ads-times-square-nye.html
Westword Journal: https://www.westword.com/marijuana/marijuana-events-and-things-to-do-in-colorado-10482572
Hemp Today: https://hemptoday.net/elixinol-times-square/
Hot New Hip Hop: https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/new-yorks-times-square-welcomes-its-first-ever-cannabis-ad-news.68078.html
Diversity MBA Magazine: https://diversitymbamagazine.com/diversity-inclusion/african-american/cannabis-trailblazer-makes-history-with-times-square-nye-billboard/
Press Release
Ganjapreneur: https://www.ganjapreneur.com/first-cannabis-advertisements-appear-in-times-square-nye-celebration/
Cannabis Maven: https://cannabismaven.io/theweedblog/industry/cannabis-companies-advertise-in-times-square-on-nye-for-the-first-time-GZG0r6SVoUWp0emMjnii0w/
Daily Marijuana Observer: https://mjobserver.com/business/cbd-company-to-advertise-in-times-square-for-new-years-eve/
Cash Color Cannabis: https://www.cashcolorcannabis.com/2019/01/02/dasheeda-dawsons-the-weedhead-is-first-black-owned-cannabis-brand-featured-in-times-square/
Hip Hop Magz: https://www.hiphopmagz.com/new-yorks-times-square-welcomes-its-first-ever-cannabis-ad/
SmallCaps Daily: https://smallcapsdaily.com/cbd-company-to-advertise-in-times-square-for-new-years-eve/
SUAVV: http://www.suavv.com/career-and-finance/dasheeda-dawson-pioneering-the-green-rush/
PopTopic: https://thepoptopic.com/coffee-and-cbd-super-bowl-advertisement/
NutraLife Biosciences Press Release: https://nutralifebiosciences.com/selling-cannabis-or-hemp-on-times-square-florida-company-makes-marketing-history/
ON OUR FOUNDER
Magnetic
Industry Era
Industry Wired: Ronit Pinto: Powering the Value of Diverse Voices through Impactful Journalism
Aspioneer: Meet Ronit Pinto, the woman behind the media powerhouse Honeysuckle
Thinking Outside the Bud https://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/podcast/015-ronit-pinto
Magnetic Mag: https://www.magneticmag.com/2020/09/weedsday-playlist-honey-pot-magazine-founder-ronit-pinto-5-songs-next-smoke-sesh/
Sean Hocking
EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Ronit Pinto
Awards:
Honeysuckle’s journalism aided in the compassionate release of DaReta Gail Stevenson, who was incarcerated for 22 years. In need of a life-saving bone marrow transplant for leukemia and positive for COVID, DeReta Steverson, incarcerated at the California Institution for Women (CIW), was still not eligible for compassionate release in California, even under the state’s much-hyped release program, and was instead accruing medical debt and traumatized by the healthcare she does receive; from denial of treatment to being shackled while receiving chemotherapy
“Due to the publication in Honeysuckle magazine approximately 8000 signatures were able to be collected with the hyperlink being added. The power of Journalism is vital and telling the story changes the narrative. Medical Release for DaReta Gail Steverson W81914,” Shawanna Vaughn, founder of Silent Cry
Honeysuckle received the New York State Assembly’s Citation Award from Assemblywoman Inez E. Dickens of the 70th district for “significant contribution to the culture and community of New York City,” and another from State Senator Brian Benjamin for “a progressive stance on the social and economic issues that plague our society.”
We were a recent recipient of the GlobalGiving Red Backpack made possible by The Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation. “We’re proud to announce the grantees of The Red Backpack Fund. They have successfully undergone GlobalGiving’s rigorous vetting process, and we believe this grant will help them continue to thrive, despite the shifting economic circumstances brought on by this crisis,” said GlobalGiving CEO Alix Guerrier. “The world needs more women-led organizations who are a key force in overcoming COVID-19 and establishing a better normal.”
Advisory Board
