The 12 U.S. cannabis operators most likely to be cited when buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, or Google AI Overviews. Curaleaf, Trulieve, GTI lead. Citation Share is the new market share — and in cannabis, it is concentrated.
Verano, Cresco, and Cannabist sit in the tier below the top three MSOs. Three operators. Three strategies. Three citation profiles. Inside the comparative AI citation share audit.
Cannabis PR playbook — what Curaleaf, Trulieve, Cresco, Verano, and Green Thumb actually did to build credibility in a federally illegal, state-regulated category, plus where cannabis PR breaks in the AI-answer era.