Ben Hartman

Ben Hartman is a journalist with expertise in all things cannabis, organized crime families, refugees, and everything in between. Originally from Austin, he has reported across the Middle East and is the senior cannabis correspondent at The Cannigma.

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How federal legalization could help multi-state operators

Do the tastes of cannabis consumers determine what strains are on the shelves, or are cultivators still setting the tone...

Aug 18, 2021
5 min
News
Have joint will travel: 420 hotels and cannabis-friendly places to stay

If you’ve ever tried to wrap a towel around a hotel room smoke detector so you can burn a joint...

Aug 18, 2021
6 min
Recipes
How to make cannabis sugar cookies

Yield: 24 cookies Cook time: 4 hours including prep Go straight to the recipe Be they stooges, tenors, Bee Gees, or...

Aug 17, 2021
5 min
News
Coming to a smoke session near you: the North American Weed Tour 2021 hits the road and the airwaves

If the past year and a half has taught us one thing, it’s that cannabis is pandemic-proof. But what about...

Aug 10, 2021
4 min
Products
The best online cannabis schools for growing weed

Anyone who has grown, harvested, trimmed and cured their own cannabis knows how great it feels. But what about the...

Aug 10, 2021
9 min
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The best online schools and courses for budtenders

At dispensaries across the country, the budtenders serve on the frontlines of legal cannabis. But do they always have the...

Aug 10, 2021
8 min
Products
The best online colleges for CBD

Unless you were lost at sea the past five or 10 years, then you’ve surely noticed that lately, CBD seems...

Aug 10, 2021
7 min
Products
The best online schools for medical cannabis training

With medical marijuana now legal in three dozen states (and counting), it’s only understandable that more and more people are...

Aug 10, 2021
8 min
Treatment
How to find low cost, free, and subsidized medical cannabis

In an age of unprecedented variety and quality in cannabis, it’s easy to think we’ve never had it better. But...

Aug 4, 2021
4 min
Products
The best joint rollers in 2024

Rolling a joint isn’t an especially complex science, but it can still be pretty tricky, especially if it’s your first...

Aug 1, 2021
5 min