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 can cannabis professionals better educate consumers?

If your friendly neighborhood budtender still doesn’t know all there is to know about cannabis, then it’s easy to understand...

Jan 13, 2021
5 min
Research
Cannabis ‘effective and safe’ for multiple sclerosis, study says

Medical cannabis oils can be a safe and effective remedy for the treatment of pain, spasticity, and sleep disturbances in...

Jan 12, 2021
2 min
News
Nearly 40% of Americans using weed to cope with burnout, survey says

Well over one-third of Americans have used cannabis to cope with burnout and stress, which has only worsened due to...

Jan 10, 2021
2 min
Products
Is precision vaping the future of cannabis? This company thinks so

A few years ago, Izzy Kirsh was recovering from surgery and using cannabis to treat the pain — with mixed...

Jan 8, 2021
4 min
News
What Democrats’ Senate win means for cannabis legalization

Georgia was on just about everybody in America’s mind on Tuesday night, when the Peach State voted in a special...

Jan 7, 2021
3 min
Plant
How to hide the smell of cannabis

Pine trees and grapefruit juice, skunk, and diesel fumes, fresh soil and ground pepper — the broad range of aromas...

Jan 6, 2021
10 min
Research
How cannabis and caffeine interact

For nearly 70% of Americans adults, drinking coffee is a daily ritual — and that’s not even counting all those...

Jan 4, 2021
5 min
News
Weed is finally legal in New Jersey and Montana — kind of

When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, New Jersey and Montana will join the growing list of states...

Jan 1, 2021
2 min
News
The 5 best things to happen to cannabis in 2020

It’s that time of the year again, when we look back at the top stories from the past 12 months...

Dec 31, 2020
6 min
CBD
10 top CBD gummies to try in 2026

From bath bombs to salves to nicely-rolled smokable hemp, there is no shortage of ways to consume CBD - but...

Dec 28, 2020
14 min