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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Research
Does marijuana make you lazy? Not quite, say scientists

The lazy, apathetic marijuana smoker with no plans to do anything anytime soon has been a cliche in movies and...

Jun 25, 2020
3 min
News
How do you know if you’re too high to drive? Colorado has some ideas

The more someone consumes cannabis, the more likely they are to think it’s safe to drive when under the influence...

Jun 22, 2020
3 min
News
Poll: Most seniors haven’t used cannabis lately — but they’d like to

Could this be the year your grandparents start using cannabis? According to a new survey from Prohibition Partners, 80% of...

Jun 21, 2020
2 min
Regulation
Denied medicine as a punishment: Cannabis and parole

If you’re a medical marijuana patient and you receive probation or are released on parole, will you still be legally...

Jun 20, 2020
4 min
News
Cannabis during pregnancy doesn’t cause cognitive harm, study says

There is no evidence that using cannabis during pregnancy significantly harms cognitive function in the child, according to a recent...

Jun 17, 2020
3 min
Research
More THC doesn’t mean you get higher, study says

High-THC cannabis concentrates boost levels of THC in the blood more than smoking cannabis flower, but they don’t necessarily produce...

Jun 16, 2020
3 min
Research
Cannabis doesn’t raise stroke risk, study finds, contradicting others

Research about whether smoking cannabis increases your chances of suffering a stroke has been contradictory over the years. The latest...

Jun 15, 2020
2 min
News
NBA won’t test for cannabis when season resumes, report says

The National Basketball Association will suspend testing players for marijuana during a special resumed 2019-2020 to begin in Orlando, Florida...

Jun 11, 2020
2 min
Research
UK newborn given cannabis-derived drug in new clinical trial

A British newborn with a condition caused by oxygen deprivation will become the first infant to ever undergo a cannabis-derived...

Jun 9, 2020
2 min
News
Cannabis legalization’s lessons on repairing racial injustices

The killing of George Floyd, a black man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for more...

Jun 8, 2020
7 min