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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Trials use cannabis to fight COVID-19 launched in Israel

With nearly 2.5 million confirmed cases and more than 160,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the race is on for a...

Apr 23, 2020
3 min
News
Lebanon passes bill to legalize medical marijuana cultivation

Lebanon became the first country in the Arab world to legalize marijuana on Tuesday, when the parliament approved a bill...

Apr 22, 2020
2 min
Products
The best dry herb vaporizers on the market

Some days, or weeks, or entire years (ahem, 2020) are better seen through a cloud of vapor. At some point...

Apr 21, 2020
15 min
Delivery
The top 10 cannabis cookbooks for 2026

Cooking with cannabis has come a long way since the iconic pot brownie or “space cake” of yesteryear. Today, artisan...

Apr 19, 2020
7 min
Products
Charlotte Figi (2006–2020): The Girl Who Changed Medical Cannabis History

The young girl whose battle with a rare form of epilepsy changed the world of medical cannabis passed away from...

Apr 17, 2020
2 min
News
Social distancing is transforming addiction treatment

It’s 9 a.m. in the lobby of the Texas Tech University student recovery center and a supervisor has just clocked...

Apr 16, 2020
5 min
Products
7 ways to consume cannabis without smoking

In popular culture, cannabis consumption is often synonymous with smoking. Marijuana use tends to bring to mind a pipe, a...

Apr 14, 2020
3 min
History
What is 420?

Said with a wink, a nod, a smile, and a joint held sky-high, “420” is a cannabis codeword with a...

Apr 12, 2020
6 min
News
Seriously. There’s zero evidence cannabis cures COVID-19

As the coronavirus pandemic has swept across the globe, there has been a litany of voices claiming that all types...

Apr 2, 2020
3 min
News
Scientists sue DEA over ‘secret law’ curbing cannabis research

Arizona scientists have filed a lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration, demanding that it disclose the “secret law” behind the...

Mar 30, 2020
2 min