Recreational marijuana sales in Colorado started on January 1, 2014. With all eyes on the green rush's epicenter, The Denver Post was the first major news organization to embrace it, appointing the world's first marijuana editor. Legalization is not only a social experiment, but also a risk for the fading newspaper industry to hedge its bets on the rising marijuana market. With a team of straight-laced professional writers and fish out of water freelancers in tow, Ricardo Baca sets out to report on history in the making for The Cannabist as it happens. In the unprecedented world of marijuana journalism, policy news, strain reviews, parental advice, and edible recipes are the new norm.
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Recreational marijuana sales in Colorado started on January 1, 2014. With all eyes on the green rush's epicenter, The Denver Post was the first major news organization to embrace it, appointing the world's first marijuana editor. Legalization is not only a social experiment, but also a risk for the fading newspaper industry to hedge its bets on the rising marijuana market. With a team of straight-laced professional writers and fish out of water freelancers in tow, Ricardo Baca sets out to report on history in the making for The Cannabist as it happens. In the unprecedented world of marijuana journalism, policy news, strain reviews, parental advice, and edible recipes are the new norm.
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