Ricardo Baca (born ) is an American journalist best known for being the first full-time

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editor for a major American newspaper. He was an editor at ''

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'', producing '' The Cannabist'' for over three years until December, 2016. He is the "central character" of the 2015

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''. He also shares his name with the first person to be convicted for the possession of marijuana after the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 was put into action.

Education

Baca went to high school at Westminster High School in the Denver suburbs, where he wrote for the school paper. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1999 from

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Work

Prior to ''The Cannabist'', Baca worked at ''

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'' from 1999 to 2002, and following that, was ''The Denver Post''s music critic and entertainment editor for more than a decade. Baca also co-founded Denver's Underground Music Showcase in 2002. In 2016, Baca started Grasslands: A Journalism-Minded Agency, which provides PR, content, and social media marketing for cannabis businesses and others in highly regulated industries, real estate and healthcare.

Personal life

Baca has been married since 2015.

Books

Film

*''Rolling Papers'', 2015, directed by Mitch Dickman

References

External links

Writer's page
at ''The Cannabist'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baca, Ricardo 1977 births Living people American newspaper editors Cannabis in Colorado Cannabis writers Metropolitan State University of Denver alumni People from Denver The Denver Post people