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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Recipes
How to make the best tasting weed pizza

If the world’s most ardent cannabis fans decided to establish a breakaway republic, it’s a pretty safe bet what their...

Mar 4, 2021
6 min
News
Why veterans can’t discuss cannabis with VA doctors

Many US military veterans avoid speaking to a doctor before self-medicating with cannabis due to stigma and fear of consequences,...

Mar 2, 2021
5 min
News
Jamaica’s ganja shortage: ‘Cultural embarrassment’ or clickbait?

Could Jamaica, a global mecca of marijuana, a capital of cannabis culture, be running out of weed? Not really. But...

Feb 25, 2021
5 min
Recipes
How to make Weez-Its, or weed Cheez-Its

Everyone has their favorite cracker, snack food, or relative, but there are few who can resist Cheez-Its. These rectangular, baked...

Feb 21, 2021
4 min
Delivery
What is nanoemulsion and what does it mean for cannabis beverages?

Cannabis drinkables offer the promise of a better THC experience — the perfect happy hour libation with friends or colleagues...

Feb 16, 2021
5 min
Treatment
Why you should be keeping a cannabis journal

Despite the traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, and years of PTSD, Otha Smith considers himself one of the lucky ones. ...

Feb 15, 2021
10 min
Products
How to clean a glass pipe

A lot of dog owners may disagree, but a fresh, perfectly frosted bud resting in the bowl of a glass...

Feb 11, 2021
6 min
News
Cannabis DUI tests aren’t accurate, study finds

There is little relationship between blood or saliva limits on cannabis-impaired driving and the driver’s actual impairment, and law enforcement...

Feb 10, 2021
3 min
Research
More cannabis dispensaries means fewer opioid deaths, researchers say

A higher geographic concentration of medical and adult-use cannabis dispensaries is associated with lower opioid-related death rates on a county...

Jan 31, 2021
2 min
News
Yes, cannabis can be kosher, says Rabbi Yaakov Cohen

Stop us if you’ve heard this one: A rabbi and a pot farmer walk into a cannabis processing facility. It...

Jan 27, 2021
5 min