Based on a Tinder-like interface,
High There! is designed to connect marijuana enthusiasts with each other. The new app, which launched on both IOS and Android devices, was developed to help cannabis consumers share their experiences with marijuana.
It's proving popular. In a little more than a week, the app already had more than 10,000 downloads, and that number is growing by about 2,000 new users a day.
"Connecting with other cannabis consumers in the 23 states where it is legal is not as simple as it sounds," says Todd Mitchem, CEO of High There!
Mitchem, a former executive with O.penVAPE, contends that in many places people aren’t comfortable asking others if they smoke, eat or otherwise partake in using cannabis. "High There! allows people to meet, socialize, or even just share their stories and history with like-minded individuals who share a common interest in marijuana."
Users of the app add in information about how and why they use cannabis -- for instance, whether they vape or smoke it and if they use it for medicinal or other purposes. They can choose to chat with other users through the app or decide if they’d like to meet and hang out with fellow users.
"We want this to be a safe, fun and cool community," Mitchem says. "We did not design it to show off the weed you grow in your house, or the neat devices you use when consuming. We designed High There! as a tool to help all cannabis consumers in places where it is legal, make more thoughtful, meaningful and authentic connections with people like them."
The app can help people meet, whether to date, meet new friends to hang out with or share experiences about marijuana and usage. Just like Tinder and some other social apps, users can check out profiles of nearby users and decide whether or not to connect with fellow app users.
"We want this to be a safe, fun, and cool community," Mitchem says. "We did not design it to show off the weed you grow in your house, or the neat devices you use when consuming. We designed High There! as a tool to help all cannabis consumers in places where it is legal, make more thoughtful, meaningful and authentic connections with people like them."
Contact Confluence Denver Innovation & Jobs News Editor Chris Meehan with tips and leads for future stories at chris@confluence-denver.com.
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