Congratulations to Ricardo Baca. The veteran journalist and founder of award-winning news site The Cannabist, is joining national cannabis magazine mg as its brand-new National Cannabis Columnist, mg owner CANN Media Group and Grasslands: A Journalism-Minded Agency announced on Wednesday.
We’re extremely pleased to have the opportunity to debut Ricardo’s column in mg magazine,” said editor-in-chief Tom Hymes. “As prognostications about the industry come face-to-face with reality over the coming months and years, we’ll need thoughtful voices to help guide the journey. Ricardo will surely provide one such voice, and we hope our readers appreciate engaging with him as much as we do.”
A 20-year veteran of daily newspapers including The Denver Post, Mr. Baca approached his new editors about crowdsourcing the new column’s topical approach and subject matter—so instead of making that decision in an editorial vacuum, Mr. Baca and the mg team are asking the magazine’s readers what kind of content they’d like to read from the publication’s newest columnist.
Read Ricardo’s first column for mg here
I had the chance to speak with Ricardo while in New Orleans for MjBizConNEXT. We spoke about his time at the Denver Post, his fight for The Cannabist, Grasslands and more. Listen to our interview below.