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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‘We will decriminalize marijuana,’ kamala harris vows in vp debate

A Biden-Harris administration will decriminalize marijuana and expunge criminal records for those convicted of cannabis crimes, Senator and Vice Presidential...

Oct 8, 2020
2 min
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Cannabis in pregnancy increases risk of psychiatric problems in children, study finds

The children of mothers who use cannabis after they find out they are pregnant may be at a small, elevated...

Oct 7, 2020
4 min
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Study: Strain names don’t mean much, give ‘false sense of diversity’

What happened when researchers took thousands of cannabis samples representing 396 strain names to a laboratory? The analyzed samples turned...

Oct 5, 2020
3 min
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Playboy thinks CBD can close the ‘orgasm gap’

For decades a groundbreaking men’s magazine and now a global lifestyle brand, Playboy can add another couple of titles to...

Oct 4, 2020
4 min
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How to get a medical cannabis prescription in New Zealand

In 2017, the government of New Zealand unveiled legislation to launch a medical cannabis industry and improve access for patients....

Oct 1, 2020
2 min
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Captain Cannabis is enjoying a renaissance thanks to legalization

What can leap tall buildings in a single bound but can’t pass a drug test? What is faster than a...

Oct 1, 2020
3 min
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Yes, legalization drives voter turnout, but it’s not so simple

In mid-August, President Donald Trump urged Republican governors to keep marijuana legalization initiatives off the upcoming November election presidential ballots...

Sep 30, 2020
6 min
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The challenges facing cannabis consumers — and the industry as a whole

With a customer base that grows with each passing day, the cannabis industry is in a constant, breakneck state of...

Sep 24, 2020
4 min
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Good news! Dogs don’t overdose more when cannabis is legal

Cannabis legalization in Canada has not led to an increase in dogs being hospitalized for exposure to THC, according to...

Sep 23, 2020
3 min
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How cannabis can help the COVID-battered economies of Latin America

With nearly 800,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 31,000 deaths, Peru has been hit hard by the pandemic....

Sep 23, 2020
3 min