Rob Hoffman

Rob Hoffman is a health and drug policy reporter at Herb. His work has also appeared in Politico, ThinkProgress, and Fusion.

rob@herb.co
Korea gets a group advocating for cannabis legalization. Here, we see a zoomed in photo of a cannabis plant
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Korea Lobby Group Founded to Push for Cannabis Legalization
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CBD for Schizophrenia Shows Promise: Study
First Fentanyl Execution in U.S. History Takes Place in Nebraska. Here, an inmate is shown holding onto the bars of a prison cell
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First Fentanyl Execution in U.S. History Takes Place in Nebraska
Oklahoma's Biggest Universities Ban Medical Marijuana Use. Here , a student is shown skateboarding on campus at the University of Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma’s Biggest Universities Ban Medical Marijuana Use
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Alcohol is More Dangerous Than Cannabis. When Will Lawmakers Act Like It?
Cannabis protestors smoke outside the Sky City Convention in New Zealand. A man smokes a joint. A recent survey finds that New Zealand is overwhelmingly in support of cannabis reform.
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In New Zealand, Support for Cannabis Reform is Skyrocketing
Cannabis Users Struggle With Their Weight Less Than Non-Users: A Study
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Cannabis Users Are Less Overweight Than Non-Users: A Study
Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, views a 2017 50 subject uncut sheet of $1 dollar notes bearing Mnuchin's name at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. A recent report from the Cato Institute found drug legalization could significantly boost state and federal budgets.
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Drug Legalization Would Add $100 Billion to U.S. Budgets: A Study
Congress Considers Bill Which Allows Government Employees to Smoke Weed
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Congress Considers Bill Which Allows Government Employees to Use Cannabis
Synthetic Cannabis Drug, Nabilone, Found to Ease Agitation in Alzheimer's Patients
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Synthetic Cannabis Drug, Nabilone, Found to Ease Agitation in Alzheimer’s Patients
A demonstrator smokes a joint during a rally in Santiago in 2017. If legal cannabis is made too expensive, new research suggests that consumers will choose the black market over legal options.
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Cannabis Consumers Would Rather Pay a Premium Than Buy Product From the Black Market: Study
A worker trims cannabis at a growing facility. In California, laboratory results recently revealed that one in five batches of marijuana has failed testing due to pesticides or mislabelling.
Failing Grade: One in Five Batches of Marijuana Has Failed Laboratory Testing in California
A new study shows that women are turning away from cigarettes and opting for blunts instead, even while pregnant.
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Study: Women Are Smoking Less Cigarettes But Doubling Down on Blunts
A worker at Pharmacielo trimming cannabis
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We Visited the Small Town in Colombia That Will Supply the World With Weed
Marijuana plants grow at the PharmaCielo Ltd. facility in Rionegro, Colombia, on Thursday, April 26, 2018. A Michigan court just ruled that "wet cannabis," an inevitable part of the cultivation is process, is illegal in the state, presenting problems for state-legal growers.
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Michigan Court Passes Ruling Which Makes Legal Cannabis Cultivation Impossible
Decriminalization Does Not Cause More Young People To Smoke Weed: A Study
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Youth Marijuana Use Does Not Go Up When States Stop Making Arrests: A Study
Concussion pill using cannabis could be a game changer
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‘Concussion Pill’ Using Cannabis Could be a Game Changer for Pro-Athletes
A girl smokes cannabis. Insurance companies in Canada are reluctant to offer all-encompassing medical cannabis coverage for fear of soaring costs.
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Weed is Now Legal in Canada, But Insurance Companies Don’t Want to Cover it
Officers guard a motel at the scene of a shooting in 2016. A new study suggests that police are solving more serious crimes, like this one, in Colorado and Washington since cannabis legalization.
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New Study: Legalizing Cannabis Helps Police Solve Other Crimes
A senior takes a drop of medical marijuana under her tongue to help with pain relief. A recent Northwell survey found that 27 percent of seniors were able to forgo other forms of pain medication after using cannabis.
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Medical Marijuana a Hit With Seniors, Survey Says