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Congratulations to Ricardo Baca.<\/strong> The\u00a0veteran journalist and founder of award-winning news site <\/span>The Cannabist<\/i><\/a><\/span>,<\/span><\/i> is joining national cannabis magazine mg <\/i><\/b>as its brand-new <\/span>National Cannabis Columnist<\/a><\/span>, mg<\/i><\/b> owner CANN Media Group and Grasslands: A Journalism-Minded Agency announced on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n We’re extremely pleased to have the opportunity to debut Ricardo’s column in mg<\/b> magazine,\u201d said editor-in-chief Tom Hymes. \u201cAs prognostications about the industry come face-to-face with reality over the coming months and years, we’ll need thoughtful voices to help guide the journey. Ricardo will surely provide one such voice, and we hope our readers appreciate engaging with him as much as we do.”<\/em><\/p>\n A 20-year veteran of daily newspapers including The Denver Post<\/em>, Mr. Baca approached his new editors about crowdsourcing the new column\u2019s topical approach and subject matter\u2014so instead of making that decision in an editorial vacuum, Mr. Baca and the mg<\/em><\/strong> team are asking the magazine\u2019s readers what kind of content they\u2019d like to read from the publication\u2019s newest columnist.<\/p>\n Read Ricardo’s first column for mg<\/strong><\/em> here<\/a><\/p>\n I had the chance to speak with Ricardo while in New Orleans for MjBizConNEXT. We spoke about his time at the Denver Post, his fight for The Cannabist, Grasslands and more. Listen to our interview below.<\/p>\n