Jackie Bryant is a San Diego-based journalist and 2023 Benzinga Cannabis Lifestyle Reporter of the Year. She’s the author of the award-winning newsletter Cannabitch and the content strategist of San Diego Magazine and its agency, SDM Studios. Her work on cannabis has been published in The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, MJZBizDaily, Voice of San Diego, San Diego Magazine, Gear Patrol, High Times, CannabisNow, Leaf Magazines, Eater, Playboy, Cosmopolitan, WeedWeek, and many more. Jackie is also a qualified expert on the cannabis industry in California, providing testimony on federal and state cannabis cases for defense teams. She’s a frequent commentator on cannabis topics for broadcast news, public radio, and print journalism, as well as a frequent panel moderator and host.