Telegram Bans Weed, Then Partners With Snoop Dogg to Sell Digital Blunts — Hypocrisy at Its Finest
Let that sink in: Telegram kicked out the entire cannabis community, then made millions off weed-themed digital art with the world’s most famous cannabis ambassador. That’s not just ironic — it’s straight up hypocritical.
Read about the cannabis ban here.
Just a few months ago, Telegram went scorched earth on the cannabis community — wiping out every weed-related account like it was some kind of digital DEA raid. Years of content, community-building, education, brand-building... gone in a puff of smoke. No warning. No appeal. Just a silent purge of anything even adjacent to cannabis.
Fast forward to now, and Telegram is proudly teaming up with none other than Snoop Dogg — the most iconic stoner on the planet — to drop weed-themed NFTs on the platform. And not just a few collectibles… they launched 1 million NFTs, including digital blunts, weed bags, lowriders, and of course, golden Westside fingers, raking in $12 million in just 30 minutes.
Let that sink in:
Telegram kicked out the entire cannabis community, then made millions off weed-themed digital art with the world’s most famous cannabis ambassador. That’s not just ironic — it’s straight up hypocritical.
And Telegram’s CEO, Pavel Durov? He’s out here celebrating it like a victory, calling it “wild” and bragging about blockchain integration and the TON network. Meanwhile, real cannabis brands, cultivators, and educators — the same ones who actually built communities on Telegram — are left banned in the shadows.
This whole thing reportedly started as a “casual convo” between Snoop and Durov on X (Twitter), where Snoop joked about Durov having 100 kids. Next thing you know, they’re besties, dropping a new song and hyping up NFTs like it’s 2021 again.
Don’t get it twisted: the drop was fire. Snoop’s video “Gifts” has nearly 350k views, and he even shouts out TON blockchain in the track. But all this clout-chasing from Telegram makes it crystal clear — they’re down to profit off weed as long as it's corporate, polished, and celebrity-backed. If you're a real grower, a small business, or someone trying to educate? Nah, you’re a liability.
So here’s the question: is Telegram a platform for the people — or just another tech bro playground that sells out the culture it claims to support when it’s no longer convenient?
This isn’t about NFTs. It’s about who gets to profit off the cannabis movement… and who gets erased.
