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Advertise on VIBE HIGH

Reach people searching for cannabis in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

VIBE HIGH is the editorial site dedicated to USVI cannabis. Tourists planning a trip, residents tracking the law, patients looking for a practitioner, and operators watching the market all read it. If you need to reach any of them, this is the place.

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The audience

Real numbers, real reach.

Every figure below is from a system you can audit. Website numbers come from Plausible and Google Search Console. Newsletter from Beehiiv. Facebook from the platform. Refreshed quarterly.

About 3,000
Monthly website visitors
Mix of high-intent tourist and resident traffic. Rising post-relaunch.
About 34,000
Monthly search impressions
For USVI cannabis queries. The "is weed legal in…" cluster alone drives 11,500+.
1,104
Newsletter subscribers
Opted-in email audience. Arrives in the inbox, no algorithm in the way.
1,400+
Facebook page followers
Owned audience on a platform that will not let cannabis businesses advertise.
451
USVI Cannabis group members
Operated by VIBE HIGH. The most active USVI cannabis community online.
77%
Mobile traffic
Tourists on phones and residents on the go. Plan creative for small screens.

As of April 2026.

Why VIBE HIGH

There is almost nowhere else to do this.

Local USVI media will not run cannabis advertising creative. The St. Thomas Source, VI Daily News, radio, and television. None of them. Meta bans cannabis ads on Facebook and Instagram and shadow-bans pages that post cannabis organically. Google AdSense, TikTok, and most other ad networks ban cannabis. A USVI cannabis business with a marketing budget has almost nowhere in the territory to spend it.

VIBE HIGH is the exception. Dedicated editorial coverage of USVI cannabis. Owned audience across website, newsletter, and Facebook. Direct placement, no platform risk, no algorithmic suppression.

Compared to Weedmaps and Leafly, the difference is specificity. Those directories charge $300 to $2,000 a month for featured listings buried among tens of thousands of entries from every market. VIBE HIGH is the only publisher with island-level content scoped per St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John. Your ad appears next to the content people are reading about the island your business is on.

What's for sale

On-site inventory.

Every slot on VIBE HIGH is direct-sold. No programmatic, no bid auctions.

  • Sitewide footer leaderboard

    from $250/mo

    Appears on. Every page on vibehigh.vi

    Highest-impression on-site placement. Runs on every page, about 3,000 monthly impressions and rising.

  • Island directory leaderboard

    from $175/mo

    Appears on. St. Thomas, St. Croix, or St. John dispensary index (pick one)

    Top placement above the dispensary grid for one island. Highest-intent surface for an island-specific business.

  • Guide inline

    from $150/mo

    Appears on. One guide article (legality, tourist, medical, or operator)

    Inline inside the reading column on a specific guide. Strong for businesses aligned to that reader intent.

  • News inline (by island)

    from $125/mo

    Appears on. Every article in the St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John, or territory-wide news stream

    Appears in every article in the chosen stream. Good for news readers who return repeatedly.

  • Listing inline

    from $85/mo

    Appears on. A single dispensary, cultivator, or practitioner detail page

    Co-brand one detail page. Works when your business complements the listing (accessory brands on dispensary pages, equipment suppliers on cultivator pages).

Off-site audience.

The Facebook and newsletter placements are often more valuable than on-site slots because paid Facebook ads and algorithmic reach are closed to cannabis businesses.

  • VIBE HIGH Facebook page post

    from $150/post

    Reach. 1,400+ followers on the VIBE HIGH Facebook page

    One sponsored post with your copy and link. Valuable because Meta does not let cannabis businesses run paid ads directly.

  • USVI Cannabis group pinned post

    from $125/week

    Reach. 451 members of the USVI Cannabis Facebook group

    Pinned at the top of the group feed for one week. The most concentrated cannabis audience in the territory.

  • Newsletter sponsor slot

    from $100/send

    Reach. 1,104 subscribers on the VIBE HIGH newsletter

    One sponsor slot in an upcoming edition. Email opens the inbox directly, no algorithm in between.

Bundles.

Stacked a la carte is fine. These bundles save roughly 20 to 30 percent.

  • Island takeover

    $400/mo
    • Island directory leaderboard for your island
    • News inline for your island
    • One VIBE HIGH Facebook page post

  • Territory

    $750/mo
    • Sitewide footer leaderboard
    • All three island directory leaderboards
    • One guide inline of your choice
    • One VIBE HIGH Facebook page post

  • Dispensary launch

    $950/mo
    • Listing inline on your dispensary detail page
    • Island directory leaderboard for your island
    • News inline for your island
    • One USVI Cannabis group pinned post
    • One newsletter sponsor slot

Starting rates only. Premium placement, multi-month terms, and custom creative discussed on request. Rates reviewed quarterly as reach grows.

What you get

What an advertiser gets.

  • Placement styled consistent with VIBE HIGH editorial. Your copy and link, rendered so the ad reads as legitimate inventory, not a banner.
  • A link or URL destination you control. We do not hold the lead.
  • Plausible goal tracking on every on-site slot. You get a monthly click report. No other data about visitors is tracked or shared.
  • Written confirmation with placement, start date, and expiry before anything goes live.
  • 30-day terms by default. Payment in advance, by invoice or card.
  • One round of copy and creative revisions included. Further revisions billed at a flat rate.
Common questions

Frequently asked.

Who advertises on VIBE HIGH?
Dispensaries, cultivators, and cannabis practitioners licensed in the USVI. Cannabis-adjacent services like law firms, compliance consultants, accounting, and insurance. Cannabis-friendly tourism businesses including villa rentals, tour operators, and travel services. Accessory and equipment brands that want to reach USVI cannabis consumers.
Can I target just one island?
Yes. Every major on-site slot can be scoped to St. Thomas, St. Croix, or St. John. Island directory leaderboards run on one island's dispensary index. News inline runs on one island's news stream. The Island takeover bundle combines both for one monthly price.
What ad formats do you accept?
On-site slots take a headline, one short sentence of copy, and a link. We also accept image creative sized to each slot. The visual design stays consistent with VIBE HIGH editorial style so your ad reads as legitimate placement, not a banner screaming for attention. Off-site Facebook and newsletter placements take whatever copy, image, and link you provide within the platform's limits.
Do you do sponsored content or advertorial?
No. VIBE HIGH does not publish paid content dressed as editorial. That's a hard line. Display placement only.
How long does approval and setup take?
Usually two to three business days from the time you reach out. We confirm the slot is available, share draft placement for your approval, and invoice. Once payment clears, your ad goes live within one business day.
What content is off-limits?
Anything illegal under federal or USVI law. Any claim that cannabis cures, treats, or prevents a disease. Targeting minors. Anything that violates the Office of Cannabis Regulation's advertising rules. If you are unsure whether your creative clears, send it and we will review.
How do I measure performance?
Every on-site slot has a Plausible goal attached. You get a monthly report showing clicks from your slot. That's the metric we commit to. We do not track or share any other data about people who click.
What happens if the slot I want is already sold?
We will tell you. Most slots on VIBE HIGH are open as of April 2026. For sold inventory, we can offer a similar slot, a wait list, or a custom placement discussion.
Do you run affiliate partnerships?
Yes. If your product is a natural fit for VIBE HIGH editorial (cannabis travel accessories, USVI travel bookings, etc.) and you run a public affiliate program, we will apply directly. Contact us if you want to discuss a custom arrangement.
How does this compare to Weedmaps, Leafly, or Mantis?
Weedmaps and Leafly are national-scale directories that charge $300 to $2,000 per month for featured listings buried among thousands of results outside the USVI. Mantis and similar programmatic networks pay pennies per thousand impressions on generic cannabis publishers. VIBE HIGH is direct placement on the only editorial site dedicated to USVI cannabis specifically. Different product, different audience, different price.

Ready to talk?

Tell us the slot you want, the business you run, and your creative if you have it. Reply within two business days.

Contact us about advertising

Or email directly: hello@vibehigh.vi