Alex Halperin started writing the WeedWeek newsletter in Summer 2015 and now serves as editor and publisher of WeedWeek, an editorially independent media company covering North America's fastest growing industry. He has covered the cannabis industry for publications including Fast Company, Slate, HuffPost, Pando and the Guardian, where he wrote the High Time column.

Before hitting the weed beat, he was news editor at Salon and a reporter for BusinessWeek and Dow Jones. His reporting has appeared in Mother Jones, The New Yorker, The Washington Post and many other publications. His work can be seen at alexhalperin.com.