Javier Hasse is a cannabis, hemp, CBD, and psychedelics-focused reporter, currently serving as head of content for Benzinga and CEO of Spanish-language news site El Planteo, a company he co-founded. His book, “Start Your Own Cannabis Business,” hit the #1 Best-Seller spot on Amazon.  He is a Senior Contributor on Forbes and a member of the Rolling Stone Culture Council and Entrepreneur Media’s Entrepreneur Leadership Network VIP. As an award-winning reporter and editor, Javier’s had more than 5,000 unique articles published in CNN, Forbes, MSN, Chicago Tribune, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Entrepreneur Magazine, MarketWatch, Rolling Stone, Houston Chronicle, The Street, Nasdaq, Morningstar, Playboy, Benzinga, MERRY JANE, High Times and many others. 
Nicolás J. Rodriguez, MA, M.Phil works as a cannabis writer at BENZINGA and is also a cannabis public policy researcher, specializing in cannabis supply chain regulation and management. He holds a B.A. in International Relations, an M.A. in International Affairs, and an M.Phil in Public Policy, and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Public and Urban Policy (with a cannabis focus) at The New School in New York City. He publishes regularly on media outlets like Green Entrepreneur, El Planteo, Yahoo, High Times Magazine, and MSN. He was recently named in the High Times 100 list of most influential people in the cannabis space, as well as others like Global Cannabis Times 100 and The Bluntness 100.