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Ricardo Baca is a veteran journalist and thought leader in the legal cannabis space.He is the world’s first (and “most prestigious” according to Vice) marijuana editor; founder of The Cannabist; primary subject of feature documentary Rolling Papers; one of Brookings Institution’s 12 Key People to Watch in Marijuana Policy; one of Fortune magazine’s 7 Most Powerful People in America’s Marijuana Industry; one of Time magazine’s 140 best Twitter feeds; one of Sensi magazine’s 24 Cannabis Pioneers Who Matter.
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420 Money Helped Inspire Boehner’s Cannabis 180
Joint VenturesHundreds of thousands of Americans were locked up for being in the business the former speaker of the House is now in for himself.

The Three Kings of Cannabis Announce a Joint Venture
Joint VenturesIt's being called ‘the largest global cannabis partnership to date.’

Whoopi Goldberg: Pot Is the ‘New Penicillin’ for Period Pain
JOINT VENTURESShe fires back to politicos dismissing period pain as ‘not real’: ‘What do you mean, real pain? It’s not real pain if I get a period, but it’s real pain if I kick you in the nuts?’

Canada Could Stock Weed in Liquor Stores
JOINT VENTURESWith Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration moving toward full legalization of marijuana, questions remain about how and where pot would be sold.

He Traded His Helmet and Pads for Vapes and Dispensaries
JOINT VENTURESThe former Baltimore Ravens player is invested in several types of cannabis-related businesses and advocates medical marijuana treatment for athletes.

Pot Industry Deals With Ultimate Buzzkill: Self Regulation
JOINT VENTURESA new organization hopes to create universal standards for the fledgling legal marijuana industry.

Coming to a Town Near You: Weed Farmers' Markets
Joint VenturesIt’s not legal (yet), but the Green Market emphasizes access and variety over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s still-developing framework for legal weed.

Hippie Vermont Kills Legal Weed’s Buzz
JOINT VENTURESEven with legislators (not voters) leading the way toward legalization in the liberal Green Mountain State, adult-use cannabis proved it’s hardly a shoo-in.

Nevada’s Green Rush: From Vote to Pot Sales in Record Time
ZERO TO 420Recreational marijuana sellers will be open for business on July 1—blazing speed when it comes to states’ post-election legalization efforts. How did the home of Sin City do it?

Legal Weed’s No. 1 Enemy
JOINT VENTURESKevin Sabet, who’s fighting to slow the momentum of the cannabis legalization movement, says he will battle to the bitter end.
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