Bio

I am an author and freelance multimedia journalist focusing on the intersections of culture, business, science, and health in the cannabis and psychedelics spaces. I am currently a contributing writer at Forbes, Leafly, and a handful of other publications, as well as the co-founder and editor-in-chief at Inside the Jar, an independent publication focused on drug culture in Canada and the United States. My first book, “The Little Book of Cannabis: How Marijuana Can Improve Your Life”, was published by Greystone Books in 2018 on the same day cannabis was legalized here. In 2019, the Toronto Star bestseller was also named the #1-selling non-fiction cannabis book in the country. My second book, “Psyched: 7 Cutting-Edge Psychedelics Changing The World” features some of the biggest names in psychedelic science, and is due for publication on October 18, 2022. My byline has appeared in the New York Times, Forbes, Vice, Leafly, The Dales Report, Calgary Herald, Georgia Straight (where I received national and regional awards for my work), and CannCentral, among others. I have been featured on CBC and Global News, a wide variety of national radio shows, and have spoken at several Canadian cannabis- and health-focused conferences. I’ve also hosted important conversations about psychedelics at events like SXSW in Austin, Texas, and the Microdose: Wonderland conference in Miami, Florida.