Ricardo Baca

Marijuana Editor

Ricardo Baca

Ricardo Baca is the editor of The Cannabist. After 12 years as The Denver Post's music critic and a couple more as the paper's entertainment editor, he was tapped to become The Post's first ever marijuana editor and create The Cannabist in late-2013. Baca also founded music blog Reverb and co-founded music festival The UMS.

Now hiring: Sex columnist, with marijuana focus (Deadline: Oct. 1)

September 12, 2014 at 11:02 a.m.

Now hiring: Sex columnist, with marijuana focus (Deadline: Oct. 1)

Marijuana job fair: With 500+ jobs on tap, CannaSearch expands scope

September 12, 2014 at 9:18 a.m.

Marijuana job fair: With 500+ jobs on tap, CannaSearch expands scope

DENVER, CO. - AUG 28: Jared Polis takes the mic during the panel. Audience members were allowed to submit questions before the talk. (Photo By Erin Hull/The Denver Post)

Congressman Jared Polis says Lab Rat campaign “ill-fated”

April 27, 2016 at 6:50 a.m.

Congressman Jared Polis says Lab Rat campaign "ill-fated"

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Video: Remember when Willie Nelson smoked up on the White House roof?

April 27, 2016 at 6:28 a.m.

Video: Remember when Willie Nelson smoked up on the White House roof?

Reactions: Retail pot sold more than medical, but what does it mean?

September 10, 2014 at 11:19 a.m.

Reactions: Retail pot sold more than medical, but what does it mean?

Crew members assemble the oversized rat cages central to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's Don't Be a Lab Rat campaign.

Colorado Rep. Jared Polis says Lab Rat crusade “ill-fated”

April 27, 2016 at 5:59 a.m.

Colorado Rep. Jared Polis says Lab Rat crusade "ill-fated"

Pot taxes: Retail cannabis outsold medical weed for the first time in July

September 9, 2014 at 12:30 p.m.

Pot taxes: Retail cannabis outsold medical weed for the first time in July

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What was Colorado congressman Jared Polis doing with Willie Nelson?

April 27, 2016 at 4:01 a.m.

What was Colorado congressman Jared Polis doing with Willie Nelson?

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Don鈥檛 be duped: There鈥檚 no THC in the weed food truck鈥檚 bites at Denver stop

April 27, 2016 at 4:03 a.m.

Don鈥檛 be duped: There鈥檚 no THC in the weed food truck鈥檚 bites at Denver stop

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Wanna smoke weed inspired by Kevin Smith鈥檚 new horror movie 鈥淭usk鈥�?

April 27, 2016 at 12:03 a.m.

Wanna smoke weed inspired by Kevin Smith鈥檚 new horror movie 鈥淭usk鈥�?

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Now hiring: Sex columnist, with marijuana focus (Deadline: Oct. 1)

Marijuana job fair: With 500+ jobs on tap, CannaSearch expands scope

Congressman Jared Polis says Lab Rat campaign “ill-fated”

Video: Remember when Willie Nelson smoked up on the White House roof?

Reactions: Retail pot sold more than medical, but what does it mean?

Colorado Rep. Jared Polis says Lab Rat crusade “ill-fated”

Pot taxes: Retail cannabis outsold medical weed for the first time in July

What was Colorado congressman Jared Polis doing with Willie Nelson?

Don鈥檛 be duped: There鈥檚 no THC in the weed food truck鈥檚 bites at Denver stop

Wanna smoke weed inspired by Kevin Smith鈥檚 new horror movie 鈥淭usk鈥�?