Hi there, Quartz members!
Where to go to find (news about) weed
We’re at the end of our weeklong deep dive into the world of cannabis. Along the way, we:
- Set the stage with our state of play memo, showing where this new industry is headed
- Served up a roster of the most important companies in the burgeoning weed trade
- Conducted a Q&A with a leading marijuana executive (who knew that would be a term?)
- Published an essay questioning the speed with which weed is moving from gray-market narcotic to mass-market product
- Looked at a photo essay of the way pot is being packaged
- Examined the ways cannabis growing could benefit agriculture at large
- And offered a handy cheat sheet to get you up to speed
We close out the week with our toolkit—all the people, news organizations, blogs, and newsletters you should be acquainted with if you want to stay on top of this fast-moving industry.
Happy holidays!
We’ll be pausing our field guides next week for the Christmas holiday, but check in to read our exclusive Q&A with Priscilla Chan, co-founder of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Also, stay tuned for something new we want to try out and get your feedback about. We’ll tell you more about it next week. Until then, have a great break!
Let’s keep learning. Send ideas, questions, comments, and fruitcakes to members@qz.com.
Hope you have a rewarding day,
Sam Grobart
Quartz membership editor