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.

Peter Perrone, the lab director at Gobi Analytical, the only lab in Denver that tests marijuana for pesticides, points towards a clean bell curve that indicates presence of a pesticide in one of the marijuana samples he is testing.

Governor’s pesticide order ensures fate of recalled Denver pot plants

October 2, 2016 at 4:23 p.m.

Governor's pesticide order ensures fate of recalled Denver pot plants

Hickenlooper issues executive order to declare tainted pot a threat to public

October 2, 2016 at 4:23 p.m.

Hickenlooper issues executive order to declare tainted pot a threat to public

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Colorado monthly marijuana sales slump in September

October 2, 2016 at 3:23 p.m.

Colorado monthly marijuana sales slump in September

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Mile High Comics plans HQ sale, thanks legal pot for real estate value

May 21, 2016 at 3:11 p.m.

Mile High Comics plans HQ sale, thanks legal pot for real estate value

Maurice Mays has made it to the letter "G" in the alphabet as he works to condense the roughly 2 million copies of comic books at the Mile High Comics Jason Street location.

Mile High Comics plans HQ sale, thanks legal pot for real estate value

April 19, 2016 at 10:17 p.m.

Mile High Comics plans HQ sale, thanks legal pot for real estate value

Denver’s inaugural Marijuana Management Symposium finishes strong

October 2, 2016 at 4:24 p.m.

Denver's inaugural Marijuana Management Symposium finishes strong

The city of Denver’s Marijuana Management Symposium starts Thursday

October 2, 2016 at 4:24 p.m.

The city of Denver's Marijuana Management Symposium starts Thursday

Edibles from EdiPure are seen in a display. More than 20,000 edibles from EdiPure

Marijuana products pulled in Denver in largest pesticide recalls

October 2, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

Marijuana products pulled in Denver in largest pesticide recalls

A grow light shines through the leaves of a cannabis plant.

Nature’s Cure of Denver recalls pot products containing pesticides

October 2, 2016 at 3:23 p.m.

Nature's Cure of Denver recalls pot products containing pesticides

A list of ingredients that includes pesticides appears on a LivWell cannabis container.

Colorado puts onus on industry to prove pesticides are safe on pot

October 2, 2016 at 3:23 p.m.

Colorado puts onus on industry to prove pesticides are safe on pot

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Governor’s pesticide order ensures fate of recalled Denver pot plants

Hickenlooper issues executive order to declare tainted pot a threat to public

Colorado monthly marijuana sales slump in September

Mile High Comics plans HQ sale, thanks legal pot for real estate value

Mile High Comics plans HQ sale, thanks legal pot for real estate value

Denver’s inaugural Marijuana Management Symposium finishes strong

The city of Denver’s Marijuana Management Symposium starts Thursday

Marijuana products pulled in Denver in largest pesticide recalls

Nature’s Cure of Denver recalls pot products containing pesticides

Colorado puts onus on industry to prove pesticides are safe on pot