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.

Ricardo is a cannabis legalization expert profiled by The New York Times, Poynter, The View, The Colbert Report, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me — and a trusted source on all things marijuana by This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Buzzfeed, All Things Considered, The Guardian, Esquire, Fast Company, Al Jazeera, BBC, Mashable, International Business Times and CBC.

Ricardo has made numerous appearances on Adam Carolla’s podcast and Larry King’s talk show. He’s also an accidental champion of Doug Benson’s Doug Loves Movies podcast.

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Kevin Sabet, who’s fighting to slow the momentum of the cannabis legalization movement, says he will battle to the bitter end.