Media matters when it comes to the cannabis industry. Covering the world of wed as it grows is an amazing and much-needed task. Veteran political journalist Peter Marcus must feel the same way.
Marcus recently launched the website Thenewsstation.com. The former reporter for ColoradoPolitics.com spoke with WestWorld about his decision to move from mainstream media to launching his own, cannabis-inspired site.
We’re not trying to compete or necessarily be breaking news with this site, but usually when you see stories on cannabis, it’s [aggregated] — but we also want to be highlighting the significance and meaning of that news,” says Marcus, a former political reporter for ColoradoPolitics.com and the Durango Herald who joined the site as editor before its launch. “We’re not trying to speak for the cannabis industry; we’re trying to give our unique perspective on it.”
The site is funded by Terrapin Care Station, a Boulder-born dispensary chain with locations in Aurora, Boulder and Denver, and is intended to offer pot-centric news with a subjective twist.
The website currently consist of sections like “Opioid Crisis,” “Industry,” “Politics” and “Fake News.”