Sunday Weed: Weekly Digest, Number Twenty–Seven

It’s Sunday! Do you have that summer feeling creeping in the air? Grab your favorite cannabis product, get cozy, and bath in the sun. We gathered seven articles and blog posts from the web – so that you could stay updated on the freshest cannabis trends.

1. Mexico’s lower house approves medical uses of marijuana

With an overwhelming majority, Mexico’s lower house passed a bill authorizing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The measure does not allow smoking cannabis but directs the Health Department to design necessary policies to regulate the medical use. Hooray!

2. There is legal marijuana in the UK – so why is it hard to get hold of?

Seven years after the Sativex (a cannabis-based drug helping patients with multiple sclerosis) was made available in the UK, it still costs an incredible lot £375 for around 270 doses. Why?

3. Five Non-Cannabis Products That Make You High

The complex chemical makeup of the cannabis plant interacts with your endocannabinoid system and makes you high. These chemicals are called cannabinoids, and they play different roles. However, cannabis is not the only thing that gives you that euphoric feeling.

4. Trump, the Business, Is Hosting a Cannabis Real Estate Seminar

Oh, irony. The New York Real Estate Journal will be hosting its first cannabis-focused summit on May 4 in Trump SoHo, one of the Trump family’s premier properties. The event will offer real estate entrepreneurs a chance to learn about the emerging market.

5. Six Beverages You Don’t Want to Miss While High

Weed makes you thirsty? Say no more – drink! There are six drinks you want to try upon enjoying your favorite cannabis product.

6. How Trump’s War on Weed Could Start on Saturday (And Why It Probably Won’t)

Next few Saturday will define what happens with the cannabis industry in the U.S. Time of Rohrabacher-Farr act is coming to an end and the Congress is about to decide – to protect or to destroy marijuana market in the States.

7. New studies shine light on cannabis consumers’ spending habits

Concentrates and edibles gain popularity among cannabis consumers. Medical marijuana patients spend three times more than recreational users. How do you spend money on cannabis?

Enjoyed your digest? Let us know.
See you next Sunday!

(Sweedsy in no way encourages illegal activity and would like to remind its readers that marijuana usage continues to be an offense under Federal Law, regardless of state marijuana laws. To learn more, click here.)