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 cannabis oil for cooking and edibles

Cannabis edibles have exploded in popularity in recent years, both due to the powerful, full-body sensation they produce, and the...

Sep 16, 2020
5 min
Products
Buy weed online: The best marijuana delivery services

The image of legal medical or recreational marijuana is typically that of a storefront dispensary or medical clinic, with security,...

Sep 14, 2020
10 min
News
Should cannabis dispensaries have pharmacists on staff?

When a patient arrives at Philadelphia’s BEYOND / HELLO cannabis dispensary, they’ll find pharmacist Michael Ruggiero, the in-house cannabis “pharmacy...

Sep 13, 2020
3 min
News
New ID will help 1 million Britons avoid arrest for cannabis

More than a million Britons using medical marijuana may be eligible for a card that will protect them from being...

Sep 10, 2020
3 min
News
Poll: People think legal marijuana is safer — but too pricy

More than one-third of cannabis consumers perceive legal cannabis to be safer and of higher quality than black-market marijuana, according...

Sep 8, 2020
3 min
News
Who’s carpet bombing Israel with free weed from drones?

Less than a week after journalists and heads of state in Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi celebrated the historic first direct...

Sep 7, 2020
3 min
News
‘Cannabis food market could be worth nearly $7b by 2024’

The global cannabis and CBD foods market could grow to as much as $6.56 billion as early as 2024, according...

Sep 3, 2020
3 min
News
Poll: People think legal cannabis is safer — but expensive

More than one-third of cannabis consumers perceive legal cannabis to be safer and of higher quality than black-market marijuana, according...

Sep 2, 2020
3 min
News
House of reps to advance marijuana decriminalization

The federal legalization of cannabis is closer than ever as the U.S. House of Representatives is preparing to review a...

Aug 31, 2020
2 min
Research
Cannabis users aren’t worse employees, study finds

Using cannabis does not harm employee performance or their ability to work well with colleagues, and may actually improve their...

Aug 30, 2020
3 min