Covering the marijuana industry, part 3

In the third and final part of our conversation on covering the legal marijuana industry, Ricardo Baca, editor of The Denver Post’s website The Cannabist; and Kevin Dale, executive editor of Arizona PBS’s Cronkite News, share their insights from covering the industry in Colorado. Megan Calcote hosts this episode highlighting the journalists’ experience testing the potency of edibles and calling out the brands that failed to meet their own advertised standards. They also discuss the shift in public opinion and how local control in Colorado has played out since legalization.

 

For more information about investigations into product potency or to learn about chemical and pesticide testing in marijuana, visit the stories below.

• Edibles’ THC claims versus lab tests reveal big discrepancies
• THC levels in edibles: See the lab tests
• On testing THC in edibles: The story behind our pot report
• Video: Contaminated marijuana sold at Oregon dispensaries