How CBD brands do relational campaign emails
1. The Cannabis Pharmacy: Last day for Veterans Day savings! 🤝
Objective
This email aims to drive immediate sales by honoring veterans with a time-sensitive 35% discount while showcasing popular cannabis and mushroom products tailored to their wellness needs. It leverages patriotic sentiment to create emotional urgency and encourage cart completion.
Why this works
The email brilliantly ties a patriotic holiday to a wellness brand by framing the discount as a gesture of gratitude, making the promotion feel emotionally meaningful rather than purely transactional, which builds deeper customer connection.
How to implement
By featuring specific product benefits like 'amazing for sleep and dealing with pesky pains,' the campaign speaks directly to veterans’ likely needs, transforming generic product shots into targeted solutions that feel personally relevant and trustworthy.
Pro Tip
Add a visible countdown timer near the hero section to reinforce urgency, since the subject line says 'Last day,' the email should visually echo that scarcity to prevent procrastination and boost same-day conversions. • Reposition the 'magic mushrooms' cross-sell section higher or integrate it into the main product grid, its current placement feels like an afterthought, but given its trending appeal, it deserves equal visual weight to drive discovery and trial.
2. beam: The 101 on The One
Objective
This email aims to educate potential customers about Beam’s flagship product, 'The One,' by highlighting its benefits, customer testimonials, and formulation science, ultimately driving conversions through clear CTAs and social proof. It also incentivizes reviews to build trust and reward loyalty.
Why this works
The email masterfully blends emotional storytelling with scientific credibility by pairing real customer testimonials, describing life-changing anxiety relief and sleep improvement, with clear explanations of sublingual absorption and clean ingredient sourcing to build both trust and urgency.
How to implement
By structuring the product details around user-friendly strength tiers, from Extra Light to Extra Strength, the email reduces decision paralysis and gently guides newcomers to start low while reassuring experienced users they can scale up, making the product feel accessible to all wellness journeys.
Pro Tip
Add a subtle countdown timer next to the review deadline (Tuesday, 9/18) to create urgency and increase conversion rates for the reward offer, since time-bound incentives perform better when visually emphasized. • Integrate a small FAQ or 'How It Works' accordion beneath the strength chart to preemptively answer common questions about dosing, frequency, or side effects, reducing friction for hesitant first-time buyers.
3. beam: Welcome to Beam - Let’s redefine wellness
Objective
This email aims to warmly welcome new subscribers by introducing Beam’s mission to simplify wellness through science-backed supplements, while immediately incentivizing a first purchase with an exclusive Black Friday discount to drive early conversion.
Why this works
The email opens with a personal, founder-signed welcome note that instantly builds trust and humanizes the brand, making the recipient feel like a valued guest rather than just another subscriber on a list.
How to implement
By tying the discount to a time-sensitive, exclusive event, Black Friday early access, the campaign creates urgency and perceived exclusivity, which motivates immediate action without feeling pushy or salesy.
Pro Tip
Add a visual product grid or hero image of top-selling supplements beneath the welcome note to reduce cognitive load and help new subscribers instantly see what’s available, rather than relying solely on text to convey product value. • Include a small countdown timer or 'Early Access Ends Soon' badge near the CTA to reinforce urgency and scarcity, which would increase conversion likelihood by making the time-sensitive offer more visually prominent and emotionally compelling.
4. beam: Last chance to get Beam by Christmas
Objective
This email aims to create urgency for last-minute holiday shoppers by emphasizing the final opportunity to receive Beam products by Christmas, while incentivizing immediate purchase through a time-sensitive discount and Amazon Prime-fast delivery.
Why this works
The email brilliantly leverages time-sensitive urgency with a zeroed-out countdown and bold 'FINAL HOURS' messaging, making procrastinators feel the pressure to act before Christmas delivery becomes impossible.
How to implement
By partnering with Amazon and offering a unique promo code for Prime-fast delivery, the campaign removes logistical friction for last-minute buyers, turning a potential barrier into a compelling reason to convert immediately.
Pro Tip
The countdown timer shows all zeros, which may confuse or discourage recipients; replacing it with a dynamic, live countdown or a clear 'Order within X hours' message would reinforce urgency without implying the deadline has already passed. • The CTA button says 'GET IT BY CHRISTMAS', which is benefit-driven, but adding a secondary micro-CTA like 'Use Code MERRYBEAM Now' near the promo text would reduce friction and reinforce the discount’s exclusivity.
5. Not Pot: Happy Veterans Day! 🫡
Objective
This email aims to honor Veterans Day by offering a time-sensitive promotional incentive, free shipping, to drive immediate purchases while reinforcing brand personality through casual, friendly tone and emoji-driven warmth.
Why this works
The email leverages a culturally relevant holiday to create emotional resonance while immediately tying it to a tangible, low-friction offer, free shipping, that reduces purchase hesitation without complicating the message.
How to implement
By using a conversational sign-off with branded personality, 'your not pot dealer (。•ᴗ•。) ✨', the email transforms a transactional promo into a relationship-building moment that feels personal and memorable, not just promotional.
Pro Tip
Add a visual hero element, like a festive banner or product image, to break up the text-heavy layout and reinforce the Veterans Day theme, making the email more scannable and emotionally engaging at first glance. • Include a secondary CTA or product highlight (e.g., 'Most Popular for Veterans: OG Gummies') to guide users who may not click the primary link, reducing friction and increasing conversion likelihood without adding clutter.
6. Simplifya: Cannabis Delivery Business: What to Know Before You Get Started
Objective
To educate cannabis entrepreneurs about the complexities of launching a delivery business while positioning Simplifya as a trusted compliance partner that simplifies operations across multiple states.
Why this works
The email opens with a high-intent hook that speaks directly to entrepreneurs considering cannabis delivery, immediately validating their ambition while subtly introducing compliance as a necessary hurdle Simplifya can help overcome.
How to implement
By featuring Marion Mariathasan in multiple sections, including a podcast and origin story, the brand humanizes its leadership and builds trust through consistent, personal storytelling that aligns with the industry’s need for experienced guidance.
Pro Tip
The primary CTA 'Sign Up' appears too late in the flow and lacks urgency; adding a secondary sticky CTA above the fold, such as 'Start Your Free Compliance Audit Today', would capture early interest from readers scanning the email. • The 'Market Guide Update' section uses dense stats (128, 257, 741) without context or visual hierarchy; reformatting these as icons with micro-explanations (e.g., '741 rule updates in Colorado alone') would make the data more digestible and persuasive.
7. The Cannabis Pharmacy: Celebrate Veterans Day early with 35% Off! 🎉
Objective
This email aims to drive immediate sales by honoring Veterans Day with a time-sensitive 35% discount, while also introducing or re-engaging customers with popular product categories like Delta gummies, CBD topicals, and magic mushrooms through curated product highlights and tiered spending incentives.
Why this works
The email brilliantly ties a patriotic holiday to a promotional offer, creating emotional resonance while driving urgency, a smart fusion of brand values and conversion strategy that makes the discount feel earned, not just opportunistic.
How to implement
By showcasing both popular products and emerging categories like magic mushrooms with clear benefit-driven copy, the campaign educates while it sells, turning casual browsers into informed buyers without overwhelming them with technical jargon or clutter.
Pro Tip
Add a visible countdown timer near the hero section to reinforce urgency for the Veterans Day sale, since the current design lacks time pressure cues that could boost immediate conversion for time-sensitive offers. • Reposition the 'Spend and Save' tiered discount offer higher, ideally right under the main promo code, so it’s seen before the product grid, preventing customers from missing the incentive that encourages larger cart values.
8. beam: Win Your Own Ice Bath
Objective
The email aims to drive user referrals by incentivizing existing Beam customers to share their referral links in exchange for a chance to win a high-value Plunge Cold Plunge, while also rewarding them with $20 in Beam Rewards per successful referral. It leverages scarcity and social proof to boost participation.
Why this works
The email brilliantly ties a high-perceived-value prize, a $5,000 Cold Plunge, to a simple, trackable action: sharing a referral link, making the reward feel both aspirational and attainable through peer-driven effort.
How to implement
By emphasizing that every successful referral still earns $20 in Beam Rewards, the campaign removes the fear of ‘losing’ and turns every referral into a guaranteed win, which psychologically lowers the barrier to participation and encourages more sharing.
Pro Tip
Add a progress bar or leaderboard near the CTA to show how many referrals others have made, creating social pressure and urgency, this would amplify motivation beyond the static ‘most referrals wins’ message. • Include a short testimonial or quote from a past winner or Plunge user near the hero section to build credibility and emotional connection, helping skeptical users visualize themselves enjoying the prize.
9. Fern Valley Farms: THCA rosin melts stress away 🫠
Objective
This email aims to drive immediate sales of Fern Valley Farms’ THCA rosin products by highlighting their stress-relieving benefits and strain-specific flavor profiles, while creating urgency through a hemp supply shortage message.
Why this works
The email masterfully positions THCA rosin not just as a product, but as a sensory escape, using phrases like 'melts stress away' and 'pressed to perfection' to emotionally anchor the buyer in relaxation before they even click.
How to implement
By pairing each product with a specific strain effect, like Don Souci for calm or Purple Lemon Hammer for uplift, the campaign transforms generic product listings into personalized wellness solutions that speak directly to the customer’s desired outcome.
Pro Tip
The 'Urgent: Hemp is running out of time' footer message feels disconnected from the rest of the email’s calm, premium tone, consider integrating urgency earlier in the hero or offer section with a countdown timer to maintain thematic consistency and drive faster conversions. • The 'People Are Loving These' product grid lacks visual hierarchy, consider highlighting the highest-margin or most popular item with a subtle badge or border to guide attention and increase conversion rate on strategic SKUs.
10. Hello Ned: The Harvest No. 66 | The Back to School Issue
Objective
This email aims to educate subscribers on natural wellness strategies for longevity and stress relief while positioning Hello Ned’s botanical products as superior alternatives to synthetic options. It also encourages engagement through educational content and knowledge quizzes to build trust and drive product consideration.
Why this works
The email brilliantly reframes back-to-school as a metaphor for adult self-education, making wellness feel like an empowering, lifelong journey rather than a chore, which deepens emotional resonance with the audience.
How to implement
By directly comparing their botanicals to sleeping pills and melatonin in a clean, data-driven table, Hello Ned builds credibility through transparency, turning product differentiation into an educational moment that reduces purchase hesitation.
Pro Tip
The CTA 'LEARN ABOUT PLANT POWER' appears too early and lacks urgency; reposition it after the comparative table or pair it with a time-sensitive incentive like 'Start Your Botanical Journey, First 50 Readers Get a Free Guide' to boost conversion. • The 'Test Your Knowledge' section lacks a clear reward description, explicitly state what users earn (e.g., 'Earn 10% off your first order') to increase participation and tie education directly to purchase motivation.