Alex Halperin

Editor and Publisher @WeedWeekNews Subscribe free at
DM for Signal

[Gerald Loeb Awards @LoebAwards]

.@uclaanderson presents the 2025 Loeb Award for the personal finance & consumer reporting category to:

“Dirty Weed”
From: Los Angeles Times

[Dr Caplan @drcaplan]

Forget 'Breaking News' – we’re talking 'Baking News!' 🎙️ @alexhalperin and I chat about the most underreported stories of the cannabis world. Hint: It’s not all green lights and giggles

https://t.co/KVj58AqplH

[Alex Halperin @alexhalperin]

Had a great time talking with Simon Owens about cannabis journalism and the business of @weedweeknews

https://t.co/DdcBtb6US7

[Alex Halperin @alexhalperin]

@latimes @WeedWeekNews Check out our story #Sundaylr

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

An investigation by The Times, in conjunction with cannabis industry newsletter @WeedWeekNews , found alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products available on dispensary shelves across the state.

https://t.co/k4HK6BMIlT

[Crich♦️ @Degen__inc]

@TheGoblinnn That’s why I’ll just continue smoking illegal tree

Cheaper and the same thing

[Will Yakowicz @WillYakowicz]

What a great investigation by @paigestjohn and @alexhalperin @WeedWeekNews that found dangerous levels of pesticides in legal cannabis products in California and the failure of state regulators. https://t.co/tdYDDXzFQl

[@WeedWeekNews @WeedWeekNews]

The Dirty Secret of California's legal weed, an investigation by the @latimes and WeedWeek

https://t.co/kqd3b2rbrU

[Max Tani @maxwelltani]

For the @semafor media newsletter, I wrote about the factors that seem to be making it more difficult than ever to get a tough, confrontational piece of journalism published https://t.co/v3isMVe9rb

[Alex Halperin @alexhalperin]

"We are eating our artistic seed corn." Great piece by my old friend @MarcHogan on the scourge of private equity owned music https://t.co/L4XBOdRW1a

[Alex Halperin @alexhalperin]

@WeedWeekNews @ezra_marc @berner415 @nytimes @NYTmag More @cookiesglobal coverage in @WeedWeekNews

The new NYC store, called Culture House, says it's involved in "advocacy and social impact initiatives" to help those hurt by the war on drugs. But it won't say what those initiatives are.

https://t.co/yQ7eOJMIdN

[Alex Halperin @alexhalperin]

Interesting story by @ezra_marc about @berner415

Check out @WeedWeekNews ' coverage for more context

cc: @nytimes @NYTmag

[Alex Halperin @alexhalperin]

@KingMakgale @LMCxLUC @NewAgeCannaPC @Joint_PotcastZA @WeedWeekNews

[Alex Halperin @alexhalperin]

https://t.co/lrjdKwB8QD

[Alex Halperin @alexhalperin]

https://t.co/X27xLixUlV

[Alex Halperin @alexhalperin]

My heart goes out to the journalists laid off this week. It's devastating to hear this same story over and over again.

It's time for something new, and nine years after starting a media company, I have a few thoughts. Get in touch if you want to talk further

[@WeedWeekNews @WeedWeekNews]

SCOOP: Berner discussed past "pimping experiences" in 2019 video.

Only at WeedWeek

https://t.co/RI7fylKqhq

[VOC Nederland @vocnederland]

Food for thought from @alexhalperin, from his book 'The Cannabis Dictionary' (2020):
"Much of what is said about cannabis is not true or cannot be confirmed."