WeedWeek is a cannabis business newsletter and newsroom that journalist Alex Halperin founded in 2015. It covers the politics, money and operations of legal cannabis, and its about page listed more than 11,000 subscribers in September 2026, from executives and investors to policymakers and advocates.
Since October 2025 it has been part of RegStream Media Group, with Halperin still running the newsroom as editor-in-chief.
From MJBizCon 2014 to a Denver newsletter
Halperin covered business for Dow Jones, Businessweek and Salon, reporting on economic booms such as fracking. In 2014 he attended MJBizDaily’s MJBizCon, which drew about 3,500 people that year, and saw another boom taking shape.
He moved to Denver in 2015 and launched WeedWeek as a newsletter-first brand. Over time the paid reporting narrowed its focus to California. A guide to MJBizCon 2026 breaks down the trade show that set the whole thing in motion.
Six beats and a steady run of newsbriefs
The site files stories under Politics, Money, Ops, Brands, Culture and Events. Coverage runs from federal insurance bills and San Francisco’s proposed rules for cannabis cafes to state market reports from Oklahoma and Florida. Short newsbriefs, breaking items and exclusives land on the site between newsletters.
Brand coverage stretches back years. A January 2021 newsletter made the case for Kiva Confections and its approach to edibles, and Kiva posted finance and sales openings on the WeedWeek jobs board through 2022 and 2023.
Free weekly, Pro and a private Slack
The free weekly newsletter rounds up the national cannabis news with links and analysis. WeedWeek Pro adds exclusive reporting and analysis on California’s market, along with access to a private Slack community for members. Revenue comes from a mix of subscriptions and sponsorships.
WeedWeek publishes an ethics policy that keeps editorial and business decisions apart. The editor holds no business role, the publisher holds no editorial role, and advertising is labeled.
WeedWeek Wonks and Los Angeles happy hours
WeedWeek Wonks is the interview series where Halperin sits down with operators and experts. On September 17, 2026 he spoke with Jason Harris, founder of Jerome Baker Designs, about three decades in glass and how the glass business is reading federal rescheduling.
The newsroom also meets readers in person. Its Cannabis Pros Unplugged Happy Hour is set for October 6, 2026 at Benny Boy Brewing in Los Angeles, where Halperin and Hirsh Jain of Ananda Strategy take on the state of California retail ahead of 2027.
RegStream Media Group takes over
On October 15, 2025, Shane D’Aprile and Shane Greer, the owners behind Campaigns & Elections, launched RegStream Media Group with WeedWeek as one of its first three titles, alongside Campaigns & Elections and C&E México. The deal was bootstrapped with cash from the balance sheet, and the group set a goal of about 35 brands through acquisitions and organic growth.
RegStream frames its mission around journalism, research and events for regulated industries.
Power Players and data coverage
WeedWeek has long profiled the people behind the industry’s numbers. Its Power Players series featured Jocelyn Sheltraw, head of strategy at the data company Headset, in March 2020. Earlier formats included a podcast, with 2019 episodes such as Weed on Wall Street featuring Business Insider’s Jeremy Berke.
Official channels
Subscribe at weedweek.com, follow @weedweeknews on Instagram and X, and connect on LinkedIn.