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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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
Products
The best CBD products for dogs in 2026

Just because you have four legs and (as far as we know) can’t read the news, doesn’t mean you couldn’t...

Jan 26, 2021
11 min
Research
Cannabis tied to lower blood pressure in hypertension patients, study finds

Using cannabis for several months is associated with a significant reduction in blood pressure among older adults with hypertension, according...

Jan 26, 2021
4 min
News
‘He likes me better on weed’: stories of mixed marijuana marriages

Marijuana can be one of humanity’s greatest common denominators, a hobby that brings together people from all walks of life...

Jan 21, 2021
8 min
Recipes
How to make cannabis ice cream

Yield: At least 10 servings, depending on how high you want to get Cook time: 15 min + three hours in...

Jan 20, 2021
7 min
Physiology
Is marijuana a depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogen?

The annals of marijuana history are surely filled with no shortage of winding, late-night conversations between cannabis consumers about how...

Jan 19, 2021
6 min