These top cannabis industry journalists are the some of the industry’s most experienced and engaged cannabis reporters. While this list is not complete, it includes marijuana journalists who have been reporting on the space since as early as 2015.
These cannabis industry writers have distinguished themselves by covering cannabis brands, cannabis policy, cannabis investing, and cannabis trends.
| First Name | Last Name | Outlet | Beats | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. | Herrington | High Times | Marijuana | CA |
| Aaron | Biros | Cannabis Industry Journal | Industry, Innovation | |
| Adam | Drury | High Times | Marijuana | CA |
| Adam | Tschorn | LA Times | Lifestyle, Fashion, Cannabis | CA |
| Alan | Brochstein | New Cannabis Ventures | Investing | |
| Alex | Halperin | Weed Week | Business, Finance, Health, Tech | CA |
| Alex | Veiga | AP | Business | |
| Alicia | Wallace | CNN | Industry, Finance | |
| Andrew | Sheeler | Sacramento Bee - Capitol Bureau, The | Politics | CA |
| Andrew | Ward | Benzinga | Industry, Product, Finance | |
| B. Le | Grand | Edibles List | Non-Editorial | |
| Brian | Weiss | LA Cannabis News | Product, Policy | CA |
| Bruce | Barcott | Leafly | Marijuana; Politics | WA |
| Chris | Casacchia | California Business Journal | Business | CA |
| Dan | Adams | Boston Globe, The | Marijuana | MA |
| Dan | Adams | Boston Globe | Product, Industry, Local Policy | MA |
| Dane | Rivera | UpRoxx | fashion, cannabis, tequila and food. | |
| Dana | Hamilton | Hamilton, Dana | Marijuana; Sexual Health | CA |
| Daniel | Brigman | Power Hour, The | Alternative Medicine; Education; Law; Politics | MO |
| David | Salazar | CBD Retail Insights | Consumer Goods; Marijuana; Retailing | NY |
| David | Carpenter | Forbes Online | Pharmaceutical Medicine/Pharmaceutical Industry | CA |
| David | Downs | Leafly | Product, Business | CA |
| David | Jenison | PROHBTD | Fine Arts; Food; Marijuana; Music; Popular Culture; Recipes; Travel | CA |
| Debra | Borchardt | Green Market Report | Investing, Business, | NY |
| Edward | Group | Natural Health & Organic Living Blog | Alternative Medicine; Green Living; Holistic Medicine | TX |
| Edward | Group | Natural Health & Organic Living Blog | Alternative Medicine; Green Living; Holistic Medicine | TX |
| Emily | Earlenbaugh | Leafly, Cannabis Now | Health, Environment | |
| Eric | Sandy | Cannabis Dispensary Online | Marijuana | OH |
| Erik | Smith | dispensaries.com | Marijuana | WA |
| Erik | Sinclair | Stuff Stoners Like | Marijuana | CA |
| Felicia | Gans | Boston Globe Online, The | Education | MA |
| Garrett | Rudolph | Marijuana Venture | Marijuana | WA |
| Graham | Abbott | Ganjapreneur | Product, Industry, Local Policy | CA |
| Guy | Holmes | Grow | Horticulture; Marijuana | OR |
| Iris | Dorbian | Forbes Online | Business; Marijuana | NJ |
| Ivan | Green | Cannabis Radar, The | Marijuana | CO |
| Jackie | Bryant | Bryant, Jackie | Culture; Domestic Lifestyle; Marijuana; Travel | CA |
| James | Gormley | Gormley, James | Fitness; Health and Wellness; Holistic Medicine; Medical; Nutrition; Organic and Natural Foods; Vitamins and Dietary Supplements | NY |
| Jamie | Solis | CULTURE Magazine | Marijuana | CA |
| Jamie | Solis | CULTURE Magazine | Marijuana | CA |
| Jamie | Evans | Herb Somm, The | Food; Green Living; Recipes; Restaurants/Dining; Wine/Winemaking | CA |
| Jamie | Evans | Herb Somm, The | Food; Green Living; Recipes; Restaurants/Dining; Wine/Winemaking | CA |
| Jamie | Evans | Herb Somm, The | Food; Green Living; Recipes; Restaurants/Dining; Wine/Winemaking | CA |
| Jane | S | Times of CBD | Marijuana | |
| Janelle | Lassalle | Lassalle, Janelle | Culture; Domestic Lifestyle; Food; Marijuana; Travel | OR |
| Jason | Lupoi, Ph.D. | Terpenes and Testing Magazine | Marijuana | CA |
| Javier | Hasse | Benzinga | Business, Finance, Health, Tech | NY |
| Jeanne | Dininni | Times of CBD | Marijuana | |
| Jenel | Stelton-Holtmeier | Marijuana Business Daily | Marijuana | CO |
| Jennifer | Skog | MJ Lifestyle | Non-Editorial | CA |
| Jeremy | Berke | Business Insider | Business; Entrepreneurs; Marijuana; Wealth Management/Private Banking | NY |
| Jill | Dutton | Dutton, Jill | Travel | KS |
| Jimi | Devine | LA Weekly | Marijuana | CA |
| Joanne | Cachapero | MG Magazine Online | Marijuana | CA |
| Joanne | Cachapero | MG Retailer Magazine | Retail, Industry, Branding | |
| Joe | Klare | Marijuana Times, The | Marijuana | CA |
| John | Schroyer | Marijuana Business Daily | Marijuana | CO |
| John | MacKay | Terpenes and Testing Magazine | Marijuana | CA |
| Jon | Cappetta | High Times | Marijuana | CA |
| Jonathan | Small | Green Entrepreneur | Business; Entrepreneurs; Marijuana | CA |
| Jorge | Hermida | Cannabis Radio | Marijuana | AZ |
| Judith | Fein | Fein, Judith | Alternative Medicine; Psychology; Travel | NM |
| Julie | Weed | Freelance | Travel, business, cannabis industry | |
| K. | Astre | Cannabis Now Magazine | Marijuana | CA |
| Kate | Lavin | Marijuana Business Magazine | Marijuana | CO |
| Kathee | Brewer | MG Magazine | Marijuana | TX |
| Katie | Shapiro | Aspen Times | Beauty; Food; Marijuana; Travel | CO |
| Kevin | Huhn | Marijuana Business Daily | Marijuana | CO |
| Kim | D | Times of CBD | Marijuana | |
| Kip | Hill | Spokesman-Review, The | Breaking News; Local Government and Politics | WA |
| Krishna | Andavolu | Weediquette - VICELAND | Independent Film | NY |
| Kristen | Nichols | Marijuana Business Daily | Marijuana | CO |
| Kurtis | Lee | Los Angeles Times | Immigration/Emigration | CA |
| Kyle | Gato | Hail Mary Jane | Marijuana | CA |
| Kyle | Jaeger | Marijuana Moment | Politics/Business | |
| Larry | Gabriel | Detroit Metro Times | Marijuana | MI |
| Lauren | Tussey | Broccoli Magazine/Thrillist | Culture; Marijuana; Theater & Performing Arts | OR |
| Leah | Maurer | Weed Blog, The | Marijuana | OR |
| Lindsay | Flader | Super Soul Sunday - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network | Alternative Medicine; Domestic Lifestyle; New Age; Religion; Self-Help | CA |
| Lindsey | Bartlett | Forbes Online | Marijuana | CA |
| Lisa | Campbell | Lisa Campbell | Marijuana | ON |
| Lulu | Cohen | Cohen, Lulu | Entertainment; Marijuana | |
| Marie | Lodi | Lodi, Marie | Beauty; Domestic Lifestyle; Entertainment; Fashion and Wearing Apparel; Marijuana | CA |
| Mary | Garrison | Garrison, Mary Rebecca | Beer; Marijuana; New Age; Politics; Religion; Travel; Wine/Winemaking | OR |
| Mary | Carreon | Merry Jane | Culture; Marijuana | CA |
| Max | Savage Levenson | Leafly | Marijuana; Music | WA |
| Melissa | Schiller | Cannabis Business Times Online | Marijuana | OH |
| Melissa | Fierce | Ellmenta | Non-Editorial | AK |
| Melisse | Gelula | Well + Good | Alternative Medicine; Beauty; Fitness; Holistic Medicine; Spas and Health Clubs | NY |
| Michael | Blood | Associated Press - Los Angeles Bureau | State Government and Politics | CA |
| Michael | Kusek | Different Leaf | Culture; Fitness; Food; Marijuana; Nutrition; Theater & Performing Arts | MA |
| Michelle | Simakis | Cannabis Business Times | Marijuana | OH |
| Michelle | Lhooq | Lhooq, Michelle | Marijuana | CA |
| Michelle | Lhooq | Lhooq, Michelle | Marijuana | CA |
| Mike | Davis | Asbury Park Press | Local News; Marijuana | NJ |
| Mona | Zhang | POLITICO | Marijuana | NY |
| Mona | Zhang | Politico | Policy | |
| Naomi | Boshari | Elephant Journal | Alternative Medicine; Environment; Green Living; New Age; Yoga | CO |
| Natalie | Fertig | POLITICO Pro | Marijuana | VA |
| Natán | Ponieman | Benzinga | Marijuana | MI |
| Nick | Gaulin | Marijuana Retail Report | Marijuana | CA |
| Nickolaus | Hines | Matador Network | Beverages; Culture; Food; General Assignment News; Travel | NY |
| Nicole | Cameron | Elephant Journal | Alternative Medicine; New Age | CO |
| Noelle | Skodzinski | Cannabis Business Times | Cannabis Business, Policy | |
| Nushin | Rashidian | Cannabis Wire | Marijuana | NY |
| Patricia | Miller | Cannabis & Tech Today | Business; Marijuana; Science; Technology | CO |
| Patricia | Patton | Patricia A. Patton | Baby Boomer Interest; Marijuana | NJ |
| Patrick | Wagner | Marijuana Venture Online | Health Education; Holistic Lifestyle; Marijuana | WA |
| Paul | Demko | POLITICO Pro | Law; Marijuana; Politics | VA |
| Paula | Finnegan | Quest | Alternative Medicine | IL |
| Phillip | Smith | AlterNet | Marijuana; Police and Law Enforcement | CA |
| Rachel | Krantz | Krantz, Rachel | Domestic Lifestyle; Health and Wellness; Romance and Relationships; Sexuality; Travel; Vegetarianism | CA |
| Rafael | García | Cannabis Hispano | Marijuana | |
| Raju | Bhatt | CannaSustainability Magazine | Marijuana | CO |
| Randy | Robinson | Merry Jane | Marijuana | |
| Rebecca | Kelley | Leafly | Marijuana | WA |
| Richard | Coyle | Tokewell | Marijuana; Tobacco Industry | CA |
| Rick | Schettino | Cannabis.net | Food and Drug Administration; Marijuana | DE |
| RJ | Andersen | SFGate | Marijuana | CA |
| Robert | McCoppin | Chicago Tribune | Breaking News; Local News; Marijuana | IL |
| Roger | Fillion | Marijuana Business Magazine | Local News; Marijuana | CO |
| Samantha | Bedford | Spot 420 Marijuana News & Blog, The | Marijuana | CO |
| Sara | Somerset | Somerset, Sara Brittany | Foreign Affairs; Marijuana; United Nations | NY |
| Sara | Altshul | Alternative Medicine; Health and Wellness; Medical; Nutrition; Women's Interest | NY | |
| Sarah | Jacoby | Today | Health | NY |
| Scott | Tips | Health Freedom News | Alternative Medicine; Fitness; Health and Wellness; Industry News; Law; Managed Care/Health Insurance; Medical | CA |
| Scott | Johnson | Johnson, Scott | Alternative Medicine; Health and Wellness; Holistic Medicine | UT |
| Seth | Adler | Cannabis Economy | Marijuana | |
| Shari | Barbanel | Natural Practitioner Magazine | Holistic Lifestyle; Nutrition; Vitamins and Dietary Supplements | NJ |
| Sian | Fullerton | Times of CBD | Marijuana | |
| Silenced | Hippie | Silenced Hippie | Marijuana | MA |
| Snowden | Bishop | Cannabis Reporter, The | Law; Marijuana | AZ |
| Stephanie | Wilson | Sensi Magazine Online | Culture; Domestic Lifestyle; Marijuana | CO |
| Stephanie | Shehan | Vegas Cannabis Magazine | Marijuana | NV |
| Steve | Bloom | CelebStoner | Local News; Marijuana | NY |
| Tami | Kamin-Meyer | Kamin-Meyer, Tami | Business; Law; Marijuana; Travel | OH |
| Tara | Montgomery | Super Soul Sunday - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network | Alternative Medicine; Domestic Lifestyle; New Age; Religion; Self-Help | CA |
| Theresa | Bennett | Cannabis Business Times | Marijuana | OH |
| Thomas | Edward | High Times | Marijuana | CA |
| Thomas | Mitchell | Westword | Marijuana | CO |
| Tracie | Morrissey | Pot Psychology | Marijuana | |
| Tiffany | Kary | Bloomberg | Psychedelics, cannabis, vices, injustices, and environmental and public health. The Dose, a Bloomberg newsletter about once-illegal drugs becoming big business. | |
| Warren | Bobrow | Skunk | Cannabis Beverages | |
| Wes | Abney | Northwest Leaf | Marijuana | WA |
| Will | Godfrey | Filter | Crime; Emergency Medicine/Critical Care; Health and Wellness; Human Rights and Liberties; Marijuana; Medical; Politics; Social Issues | NY |
| Will | Yakowicz | Forbes | cannabis, gambling, psychedelics and billionaires. His recent work covers Black and Brown cannabis entrepreneurs, acquisitions in the cannabis industry and the path toward legalization. | |
| Yeji | Lee | Business Insider | Entrepreneurs; Marijuana | NY |
| Zack | Ruskin | San Francisco Weekly | Industry, Product, Policy | CA |
