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John Veit

  • Reporter, Photographer, and Producer, Freelance
Munich, New York, Ojai
As seen in: VICE, High Times, Cannabis Now, Ojai Valley News
Covers:  Sports, drug policy, climate change, politics, economics, business.

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John Veit’s Biography

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Studied international relations (BA) at City College of New York (CUNY) studying World Bank/International Monetary Fund environmental policy. MA degree in sociology from Humboldt State University exploring how climate change affects prisons. Trained and worked as a television journalist at Globalvision Inc., New York City. Freelance producer, editor, camera and audio tech at ABC News, CNN, CBS, Reuters, Wall Street Journal Television. Researcher for US Surgeon General's office and Department of…

John Veit’s Journalist Portfolio

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Legal Weed Didn't Fix South Africa's Cannabis Problem | High Times

Legal Weed Didn't Fix South Africa's Cannabis Problem | High Times

Inside South Africa's cannabis gray zone-activists, private clubs, police chaos, and an export-first model le…

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Regulations Are Choking Out California's Legal Weed Industry

Regulations Are Choking Out California's Legal Weed Industry

When Proposition 64, California's Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act, passed in November 20…

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La Pareja Dagga y la Realidad Cannábica Sudafricana - Dagga Couple and South African Cannabis

La Pareja Dagga y la Realidad Cannábica Sudafricana - Dagga Couple and South African Cannabis

Interview with South Africa's Dagga Couple, Myrtle Clarke and Jules Stobbs, from Barcelona at the beginning o…

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The Indigenous roots of Lacrosse - Haudenosaunee team competes at World Championships

The Indigenous roots of Lacrosse - Haudenosaunee team competes at World Championships

Lacrosse fans are converging in San Diego for the men's World Lacrosse Championships which run through July 1…

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Book Review: Where There's Smoke; The Environmental Science, Public Policy and Politics of Marijuana

Book Review: Where There's Smoke; The Environmental Science, Public Policy and Politics of Marijuana

A must read for anyone involved with or interested in cannabis. "Chapters punctiliously detail how Colorad…

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Prague Hosts Cannafest | Cannabis Now

Prague Hosts Cannafest | Cannabis Now

Prague's Cannafest boasts itself as "The World's Largest Cannabis Trade Show" and is held annually in Prague,…

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Skate4Bucks a hit in Ojai

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By John Veit, Special to the Ojai Valley News Vans and Air Pizza teamed up on Saturday, June 15 to host Skate4Bucks, an open skateboard event that attracted over 100 skaters and spectators to the Ojai Skatepark. Steve Van Doren, Vans’ "Ambassador of Fun," set up a booth in the sweltering parking lot at 10 a.m. Before long, he had given away hundreds of water bottles, clocks, decks of cards, banners, backgammon sets, and cans of water.
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Cosmic soul creators to play free concert

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New Nordhoff Tennis Center opens for play

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By John Veit, Special to the Ojai Valley News Nordhoff High School opened six new tennis courts Jan. 10 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by approximately 30 coaches, students, administrators, parents, and Ojai Unified School District brass. The Nordhoff Parent Association provided M&M and chocolate chip cookies along with fruit-flavored sparkling water.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Op/Ed Writer

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

It is withering attention spans and cheapening the product.