I made an app that competes with WeedMaps and Leafly. It got rejected as Apple believes it facilitates the sale of cannabis.

Not seeing your app like review has had the chance to do, I'd speculate it crossed a line that only review can also see, and/or rules we can't see have tightened recently.

You'd need to ask them why your app apparently triggered a rejection while others don't.

This quote from the ASRGs may shed light (keyword 'facilitating', I think):

"Facilitating the sale of marijuana, tobacco, or controlled substances (except for licensed pharmacies) isn’t allowed."

If you believe other apps are in violation of current guidelines, file a complaint.

Those other apps seem to be making enough of a half-hearted effort to focus on the "medical" community. I guess your app fell short of that "medical" standard.

Thanks for the reply. I did research beforehand and included the same medicinal feautures and texts as they did. I'm not trying to create a platform for marijuana marketing, I just see a gap in the information available to marijuana users and want to fill that gap in a userfriendly way.

Is your app in the "Medical" category like the others?

Otherwise, there isn't much to say. Apple rejected your app, not me. There is no amount of explanation that you can give to me that will cause Apple to re-evaluate its decision.

Yeah, the categories where the same, descriptions as well, have spent a good amount of money on a legal team to make sure the privacy policy is on point, added age verification, geo-restriction, everything.

I guess I'll just have to keep making minor edits and keep trying.

Also, other apps approval or rejection have no bearing on whether or not your app will be approved. Those other apps may have just slipped through the cracks.