Javier Hasse

Javier Hasse

VIP Contributor
cannabis, biotech and entrepreneurship reporter

About Javier Hasse

Javier Hasse is the author of the book Start Your Own Cannabis Business (Entrepreneur Press 2018), which hit the #1 Best Seller spot on Amazon, as well as a cannabis-focused, award-winning reporter and editor, with more than 4,700 unique articles published across numerous mass media outlets including Entrepreneur Magazine, CNN, Forbes, MSN, CNBC, Yahoo, MarketWatch, the Houston Chronicle, The Street, Nasdaq, Morningstar, Playboy, Benzinga, MERRY JANE, High Times, Leafly, DOPE Magazine, and many others.

Javier currently serves as the Managing Director of Benzinga Cannabis; and sits on advisory boards in Africa, Latin America, and Canada. Javier is also a Billboard-charting rapper and published photographer. Follow him on Twitter to get the latest news on cannabis, hemp and CBD every day.

Books By Javier Hasse

Start Your Own Cannabis Business
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Start Your Own Cannabis Business

By The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc., Javier Hasse

Your step-by-step guide to the marijuana industry

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More From Javier Hasse

5 Fastest-Growing Cannabis Jobs In 2019: From Operations To Marketing
Cannabusiness

5 Fastest-Growing Cannabis Jobs In 2019: From Operations To Marketing

Take a look at the average salaries of some of the top gigs in the CannaBusiness this year.
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CBD Companies Failing On Compliance, Disclosure And Product Safety, New Report Finds
CBD

CBD Companies Failing On Compliance, Disclosure And Product Safety, New Report Finds

Info from LegitScript shows significant gaps in product claims, financials and website practices from some companies.
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'High Fashion' With A Twist In New York
Fashion

'High Fashion' With A Twist In New York

New York Fashion Week to debut a collaboration between designer Korto Momolu and Women Grow.
3 min read
An Israeli Company's Mission To Make Marijuana Growing Effortless
Inventions

An Israeli Company's Mission To Make Marijuana Growing Effortless

Seedo makes a fridge-like box that takes care of the entire growing process and can be controlled through your smartphone.
4 min read
A Weed Museum Is Coming to Hollywood
Cannabis

A Weed Museum Is Coming to Hollywood

The curated museum will have interactive exhibits, historical artifacts and Instagrammable art installations.
2 min read
Weed-Dispensing Robots Are A Thing
Future Tech

Weed-Dispensing Robots Are A Thing

New from company Greenbox: CBD and THC vending machines.
4 min read
NFL's Calvin Johnson and Rob Sims Talk Cannabis: It's 'A God-Given Gift'
Medical Marijuana

NFL's Calvin Johnson and Rob Sims Talk Cannabis: It's 'A God-Given Gift'

Two battered former players who never had an alternative to opioids for pain have launched an cannabis business so others will.
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CNBC's Tim Seymour Talks About Cannabis M&A, Private Vs. Public Markets
M&A

CNBC's Tim Seymour Talks About Cannabis M&A, Private Vs. Public Markets

Cannabis is good investment, unless you guess the wrong company.
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New Report: US Cannabis Market Could Hit $22.7B by 2023
cannabis industry

New Report: US Cannabis Market Could Hit $22.7B by 2023

Legal marijuana will no longer be an exclusively West Coast phenomena as East Coast and Midwestern states legalize huge new markets.
3 min read
12 Essential Conferences for Meeting Everyone You Need to Know to Succeed in Cannabis
cannabis industry

12 Essential Conferences for Meeting Everyone You Need to Know to Succeed in Cannabis

Mark your calendars. These are the top 12 canna is conferences to go to over the next year.
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Here's the Medical Cannabis Super Bowl Ad CBS Refused to Run
Medical Marijuana

Here's the Medical Cannabis Super Bowl Ad CBS Refused to Run

Both CBS and the NFL lag far behind the American public on the subject of medical marijuana.
4 min read
System Of A Down's Shavo Odadjian Gets Into the Weed Business
CannaStars

System Of A Down's Shavo Odadjian Gets Into the Weed Business

The bassist's company, 22Red, introduces cannabis lifestyle brand.
3 min read
Protecting Your IP Is (No Surprise) Even Harder in the Cannabis Business
Intellectual Property

Protecting Your IP Is (No Surprise) Even Harder in the Cannabis Business

Asking the federal government for a patent or trademark on anything cannabis related is harder than with ordinary IP.
6 min read
The World Health Organization Won't Reschedule Cannabis. Should We Care?
News and Trends

The World Health Organization Won't Reschedule Cannabis. Should We Care?

In a surprising development, the U.N. comitee decided to punt on their decision to recommend or reschedule cannabis.
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AG Jeff Sessions Was (Basically) Fired: The Cannabis Industry Reacts
Legal Marijuana

AG Jeff Sessions Was (Basically) Fired: The Cannabis Industry Reacts

We tried but we couldn't find anybody unhappy about it.
3 min read