Top 30 New York Cannabis Influencers in 2026

1. Emily Lee

Bio ✨𝓷𝔂𝓬 𝓯𝓪𝓲𝓻𝔂𝔂🧚🏻‍♀️ 🇵🇷🇨🇳🇮🇹🌱♌️♉️♑️✨😇♾️💅🏻
💕💖*****@emilythefairy.com💖💕 Instagram Handle @emilythefairyy Instagram Followers 227.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact Request 150 New York Cannabis Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Emily Kyle

Bio 🍃 Let me show you how to find health & JOY with our favorite plant
📸 1.4 million followers on FB
👇 Get my guides, recipes, shop & more *****@emilykylenutrition.com Instagram Handle @emilykylenutrition Instagram Followers 64.1K Type Micro Gender Female Location Rochester, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

3. The Dank Duchess

Bio Educator, Published Writer
Founder, @intlwcc
Resin 🌟* Cultivation🌱 * Exploration🍄 🇵🇦🏳️‍🌈🩷💚 *****@thedankduchess.com Instagram Handle @thedankduchess Instagram Followers 54.3K Type Micro Gender Female Location Brooklyn, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

4. Danny Danko

Bio Dan Vinkovetsky, formerly Danny Danko of High Times and former editor of Northeast Leaf Magazine, is the host of the Grow Bud Yourself! podcast and is currently the Cultivation Area Coordinator for Champs Trade Shows. He was a writer, photographer and Senior Cultivation Editor of High Times Magazine for 18 years from 2002-2020. He has written numerous articles on the subject of marijuana gardening both outdoor and indoor. Danko was the writer of Top Ten Strains of the Year every year since 2005 and also the creator and founder of the HIGH TIMES Seed Bank Hall of Fame. *****@leafmagazines.comMORE Instagram Handle @dannydankoht Instagram Followers 37.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Location Brooklyn, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

5. Solonje Burnett

Bio humanist, spaceholder, community curator + eco-fashion designer @_weedauntie_
Marketing Director SASS
Lover of people, plants + planet. 🇬🇩🇩🇲 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @solonjeburnett Instagram Followers 26.6K Type Micro Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

6. Anna Rivera

Bio 🍃 C@nn@bis & Wellness Tips
🧘🏽‍♀️ Body & Mind Awareness
📚 Plant Medicine Education & Advocacy
🏙️ Metro NYC Underground Culture *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cannaanna_ Instagram Followers 19.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

7. Kymberly Byrnes

Bio Cofounder @TribeTokes Longevity Obsessed | Pilates Instructor | Biohacker | CBD + Plant Meds | Psychedelics | NYC/Upstate NY mentally in S.FL + LV 🌎 *****@tribetokes.com Instagram Handle @highitskymb Instagram Followers 18.5K Type Micro Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

8. Amanda Hitz

Bio Founder of @bendandblazeyoga
I help humans tap into the magic of an 🌱elevated🌱 lifestyle through yoga asana and retreats.
📍NYC *****@amandahitz.life Instagram Handle @amanda_hitz Instagram Followers 18.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

9. Nadir Pearson

Bio Your friendly neighborhood human 💚 📍 NJ / NYC
• co-founder @hybrid.app • @student.mmj
• vp of biz dev @wisecoltd
• brown ‘19 🐻 | @taftschool ‘15 🦏 Instagram Handle @itsnadirp Instagram Followers 16.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

10. Mel Gonzalez

Bio Endometriosis Advocate | Dab Educator | Marketing Manager @alibi.ny
UGC @puffco
📍 New York, NY
📧 *****@alibi.co Instagram Handle @queeneedakritic Instagram Followers 15.1K Type Micro Gender Female Location New York, United States
Get Email Contact

11. Jess F Gonzalez

Bio ▪️Award-winning 🌱 attorney & policy advocate
▪️Trademark & Business lawyer @rudicklawgroup
▪️President @latinocannalliance 🇪🇨
📍Jersey City| NJ | NY *****@rudicklawgroup.com Instagram Handle @jessfgonzalez Instagram Followers 9.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

12. Dasheeda Dawson

Bio 👩🏾‍💻 🏆 Strategist, Educator & Speaker
📚 Best-selling Author
🔌 Fmr C@nn@bis Regulator (PDX 👉🏾NYC)
🗣 @crc_coalition |🎙️ @she_blaze
OPINIONS ARE MY OWN *****@theweedhead.com Instagram Handle @theweedheadco Instagram Followers 8.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -8% Type Nano Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

13. Josh Alb

Bio Boricua | Taino | Maya 🇵🇷🇬🇹
NJ | NYC 📍
DJ & Event Producer
Founder: @cannademix @thebudtendersball
Shows 👇🏽
8/27: @andovercanna
9/13: @platea_girona *****@whynotthc.com Instagram Handle @thealbchemist Instagram Followers 6.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

14. June Chin

Bio 🩺 Chief Medical Officer @ New York State Office Cannabis Management 🇺🇸 (OCM) @nys_cannabis *****@medlleafrx.com Instagram Handle @drjunechin Instagram Followers 5.4K Type Nano Gender Female Location New York, United States
Get Email Contact

15. David B Feder

Bio Cannabis Business Attorney since 2013 💼🪴⛽️ Cannabis Licenses🥇Business Strategy💡Deal Structure 🤝 Contracts 📝 Litigation⚔️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @legalweedguy Instagram Followers 5.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Location New York, United States
Get Email Contact

16. Andrew Ward

Bio Dir. of Strategy @pufcreativ
Author x2 (3rd incoming)
Former journo:
@rollingstone @hightimesmagazine @dreadcentral @businessinsider @aol + more *****@awardcc.com Instagram Handle @thecannawriter Instagram Followers 5.2K Type Nano Gender Male Location Brooklyn, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

17. Pilar DeJesus

Bio The Latina PILLAR of NY! A splenic manifestor, organizer, solopreneur, advocate, aunt,healer,nudist! WARRIOR! ✊🏾 Founder @all_that_jive_nyc *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pilars_orenda Instagram Followers 3.6K Type Nano Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

18. Samantha Martins

Bio 🌈🇵🇷🇩🇴Queer Afro-Latina guide to embodied living
🧘🏽 Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher 15+ yrs
🌿 Cannabis Educator
🧠 Mental Health Advocate
✍🏽Writer
💎Artist Instagram Handle @lovemusicyoga Instagram Followers 3.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

19. Rosie Mattio

Bio Founder and CEO
Rolling Stone Culture Council , ADWeek, Forbes Instagram Handle @rosiemattio Instagram Followers 3.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

20. Tosin Ajayi

Bio 📍NJ/NYC
✨NYC 40 Under 40 Rising Star 2024🏆
▪️Sr. Policy Analyst for #cannabisnyc 🍃
🌹Lover of Christ ✝️🙏🏾
👉🏾#TokinwithTosin
🗣️viewpoints are my own Instagram Handle @ms.tos Instagram Followers 2.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

21. Jessica Brens

Bio Doctorate ‧ @columbia alumna ‧ Founder
wellness + strength | personal acct 📸
research science/sociopolitical factors of cannabis
views are my own *****@cannabacyhealth.com Instagram Handle @jb.marie Instagram Followers 2.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

22. Emily Earlenbaugh

Bio Writer, Artist & Educator
📚PhD in Phil-Sci of Psychology
🧪Science Journalist
✨Agnostic Witch
🌈Queer, NB & Neurodivergent
⚡️Living w Chronic Pain *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @emilyearlenbaugh Instagram Followers 14.4K Type Micro Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

23. Kait Caridi

Bio 📍🗽🏙 ✈️🎥 🏳️‍🌈🌱🍄✨🥂🌶️🔌💖🌹
Baby Kait | Maven | Lover | Queer | Manifestor
Femme&Fierce | Networking Queen | Vivrant Thing Instagram Handle @kayejayecee Instagram Followers 9.7K Type Nano Gender Female Location New York City, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

24. Jackie Conroy

Bio Jackie is known for her work as The Cannawitch NYC, advocating for the use of cannabis in the field of nutrition. She enjoys creating content for brands aligned with her message and is always looking for new ways to spread awareness about the benefits of cannabis and a healthy lifestyle.MORE Instagram Handle @thecannawitchnyc Instagram Followers 4.9K Type Nano Gender Female Location New York, United States
Get Email Contact

25. Michael Zaytsev

Bio Founder @highny
Author of "The Cannabis Business Book" 📗📖(On Amazon)
Coach *****@highny.com Instagram Handle @himikez Instagram Followers 3K Type Nano Gender Male Location Brooklyn, New York, United States
Get Email Contact

26. Kayla Lawrence

Bio Judge:
Summer Showdown ‘25
Headstash Bowl ‘25
ATC ‘24
CGL, EC3, ATC ‘23
NYGC ‘22
Daughter from @americasnexttopcannafam Instagram Handle @strawberry.dutchess Instagram Followers 2.7K Type Nano Gender Female Location New York, United States
Get Email Contact

27. Robert Griffiths

Bio Cannabis Cannaseur | Disabled Navy Veteran | Plant-based | Pro-Union #solidarity | Terminated unlawfully by @thegothamgal & @iamkennyanderson *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @brooklynbudtender Instagram Followers 2.6K Type Nano Gender Male Location Brooklyn, New York, United States
Get Email Contact