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Javier Hasse

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Argentina, United States
Covers:  Cannabis, hemp, CBD, psychedelics, music, Latin American topics.
CEO @ElPlanteo 🥦 | Editor-in-Chief @HIGH_TIMES_Mag 🧐 | Sr Contributor @Forbes 🗞 | Books @Entrepreneur & @Hachette 📚 | Co-Founder @IgniteItNews 📈

Javier Hasse’s Journalist Portfolio

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Playboy - 8 Former NFL Players Share Their Thoughts on Cannabis

Playboy - 8 Former NFL Players Share Their Thoughts on Cannabis

Playboy — The NFL needs to come to terms with marijuana's increasing favorability and legalization at a time when the league is under deep scrutiny for subjecting its players to more injuries, like concussions, than ever before. Eben Britton, Ricky Williams, Eugene Monroe, Leonard Marshall, Joe Montana, Marvin Washington, Shaun Smith and Grant Mattos share their thoughts on the major sports league allowing medicial cannabis therapy.

CNBC - California's Real Impact On The Battle To Legalize Weed

CNBC - California's Real Impact On The Battle To Legalize Weed

CNBC — All one needs to do is travel almost anywhere outside of California to notice the extent to which people around the globe look to this state as a cultural model and trendsetter. From Hollywood stars like Scarlett Johansson and Leonardo DiCaprio, to Apple and Google, California's cultural and technological creations reach almost every corner of the planet.

Forbes - Whoopi Goldberg Talks Cannabis: 'I Think It's Worth Trying'

Forbes - Whoopi Goldberg Talks Cannabis: 'I Think It's Worth Trying'

Forbes — "I've spent the better part of my life standing up for issues that were important to me," said actress, comedian, singer, writer, and entrepreneur Whoopi Goldberg in an OpEd about cannabis she wrote in 2018. Her latest cause, she explained, was helping women gain easy access to the therapeutic qualities of the marijuana plant.

High Times - Dear Media: Please Stop It With The Weed Puns Already!

High Times - Dear Media: Please Stop It With The Weed Puns Already!

High Times — Dear media, please stop with the weed puns already. They are very stigmatizing and make serious topics risible. Don't get us wrong. At High Times, we love to see how many mainstream journalists and reporters, how many websites and magazines, are getting aboard the cannabis train and providing serious coverage.

Chicago Tribune - How to invest in marijuana stocks

Chicago Tribune - How to invest in marijuana stocks

Chicago Tribune — The marijuana business is booming, with industry size estimates placing the U.S. legal market currently above $12 billion, and projections pointing toward sales in excess of $60 billion in just five years. Investments are also surging, and fast, with more than $9 billion poured into the industry this year alone, up from roughly $5.5 billion invested over the same period last year.

Entrepreneur - How My Cannabis Poem Landed on 8 Billboard Charts

Entrepreneur - How My Cannabis Poem Landed on 8 Billboard Charts

Entrepreneur Magazine — Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you look at many of the top tracks and on the Billboard charts, you'll notice most of the subject matter deals with love, partying, or inhabiting Chris Brown's body.

DOPE Magazine - Why Are Black People Excluded From the Legal Cannabis Industry?

DOPE Magazine - Why Are Black People Excluded From the Legal Cannabis Industry?

DOPE Magazine — I attended a legal cannabis event for the first time a few years ago. It was in New York City. I noticed a few unexpected things. Among them were the large percentage of people wearing suits and the high number of women executives in attendance. Bravo!

Forbes - Are Shrooms And Other Psychedelics The Next Big Thing? This Former Biogen And Pfizer Exec..

Forbes - Are Shrooms And Other Psychedelics The Next Big Thing? This Former Biogen And Pfizer Exec..

Forbes — "Psychedelics are the next big thing," Ronan Levy, co-founder of Field Trip Psychedelics, an integrated company in legal psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, told me during a lunch in New York City a few months ago. He looked perfectly sane, wearing a suit, and articulating properly. He was definitely not tripping.

Forbes - B-Real Discusses 'Bong Appétit: Cook Off,' The National TV Cannabis Cooking Show He Hosts

Forbes - B-Real Discusses 'Bong Appétit: Cook Off,' The National TV Cannabis Cooking Show He Hosts

Forbes — As the mainstreaming of cannabis continues, VICELAND's cannabis-themed cooking show "Bong Appétit," the most prominent (or maybe the only) marijuana cooking show on national and international television, is upping its bets by incorporating B-Real of Cypress Hill as its season three host and judge, while also rebooting the product as a cook-off - or cooking competition.

Yahoo - David Crosby Launches Exploratory Weed Brand, Predicts CBD Will Become...

Yahoo - David Crosby Launches Exploratory Weed Brand, Predicts CBD Will Become...

Yahoo Finance — As perhaps the world's most identifiable hippie, David Crosby says his face belongs on a package of pot. The 77-year-old singer-songwriter is pursuing a cannabis licensing opportunity under the working name "Mighty Croz."

High Times - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox On Why Prohibition Is A Failure

High Times - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox On Why Prohibition Is A Failure

High Times

Rapper Chris Webby Explains How Cannabis Fits Into the Routine of a Successful Entrepreneur

Rapper Chris Webby Explains How Cannabis Fits Into the Routine of a Successful Entrepreneur

Houston Chronicle — Rapper Chris Webby is famous for his long-winded odes to cannabis, and his frequent collaborations with uber-eminent weed-lovers like Cypress Hill's B-Real. This guy is certainly not shy about making public his love for marijuana. In fact, it's the opposite: he's released several tracks singing praises to the herb, and numerous records featuring cannabis leaves on the cover.

Leafly - How Much Tax Revenue Do Legal Cannabis Sales Generate?

Leafly - How Much Tax Revenue Do Legal Cannabis Sales Generate?

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The Street - Cannabis Shorts: Is There Enough Liquidity?

The Street - Cannabis Shorts: Is There Enough Liquidity?

The Street — Until recently, most cannabis stocks were not liquid enough to short. In fact, as of December 2016, their liquidity in the market was not even enough to support an ETF. The underlying liquidity of the components of an ETF was so low, experts argued, that whenever the fund opened or closed a position, the stock would experience too big a move.

Entrepreneur - Investing In Marijuana Businesses: Are Hedge Funds Coming To The Cannabis Industry?

Entrepreneur - Investing In Marijuana Businesses: Are Hedge Funds Coming To The Cannabis Industry?

Entrepreneur Magazine

"Wonder Women of Weed" Series

"Wonder Women of Weed" Series

Wonder Women Of Weed is a bi-monthly column featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry.

Entrepreneur - Exclusive: Former MTV and Conde Nast Exec Takes Cannabis CEO Role

Entrepreneur - Exclusive: Former MTV and Conde Nast Exec Takes Cannabis CEO Role

greenentrepreneur.com — With cannabis going mainstream by the minute, and support for legalization in the U.S. at record highs (above 60 percent, according to Pew Research Center and Gallup), an increasing amount of highly-trained, seasoned executives are getting into the cannabis industry.

Playboy - A Complete Guide To Organic Cannabis

Playboy - A Complete Guide To Organic Cannabis

Playboy

Benzinga - Why Cannabis Investors Are Eyeing South America

Benzinga - Why Cannabis Investors Are Eyeing South America

Benzinga — Almost every week, an American or Canadian cannabis company announces a large overseas investment. And it's no longer just Germany, Israel and Australia that are piquing investors' interest. Emerging markets like Jamaica are also turning heads. The largest investment opportunities might be found in other emerging markets - especially South America for cannabis and Southeast Asia for hemp.

High Times - BadAss Boss Ladies: Picking The Brains Of Leading Female Cannabis Execs

High Times - BadAss Boss Ladies: Picking The Brains Of Leading Female Cannabis Execs

High Times — The BadAss Boss Ladies Series is a collaboration with Natalia Kesselman.

Houston Chronicle - Chris Webby Explains How Cannabis Fits Into Routine of a Successful Entrepreneur

Houston Chronicle - Chris Webby Explains How Cannabis Fits Into Routine of a Successful Entrepreneur

Houston Chronicle — Rapper Chris Webby is famous for his long-winded odes to cannabis, and his frequent collaborations with uber-eminent weed-lovers like Cypress Hill's B-Real. This guy is certainly not shy about making public his love for marijuana. In fact, it's the opposite: he's released several tracks singing praises to the herb, and numerous records featuring cannabis leaves on the cover.

Leafly - 'This Trail Was Blazed by Patients': An Interview With Cannabis Advocate Montel Williams

Leafly - 'This Trail Was Blazed by Patients': An Interview With Cannabis Advocate Montel Williams

leafly.com

Entrepreneur Magazine - Where to Find Funding for a Cannabis Business

Entrepreneur Magazine - Where to Find Funding for a Cannabis Business

Entrepreneur Magazine

Playboy - Is Diet Weed Real or Just Another Weight Loss Gimmick?

Playboy - Is Diet Weed Real or Just Another Weight Loss Gimmick?

Playboy
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