Sunday Weed: Weekly Digest, Number Seventy-Four

How’s your Sunday? Lazy? Busy? Whatever it is, give yourself a well-deserved break, grab your favorite cannabis product, and dive into the latest weed news. To keep you up to date we gathered seven articles about cannabis from the web. Enjoy your read!

1. GOP Congressman: Only Wealthy States Can Afford To Smoke Weed

Steve Pearce, who is running for governor in New Mexico, argues poor states can’t handle legal marijuana.

2. Feds Raid Illegal California Grow Houses Run by Chinese Mob

California is now home to the largest legal state-regulated cannabis marketplace on the planet. But massive federal raids near Sacramento this week are serving as a reminder that the state is still home to an enormous unlicensed and unregulated market, too.

3. Albuquerque City Council Wants To Decriminalize Cannabis

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The Albuquerque City Council voted to decriminalize cannabis possession in small amounts and send the measure to the mayor for final approval.

4. Medical Marijuana’s ‘Catch-22’: Limits On Research Hinder Patient Relief

Although 29 states have legalized marijuana to treat pain and other ailments, the growing number of Americans like Owen who use marijuana and the doctors who treat them are caught in the middle of a conflict in federal and state laws — a predicament that is only worsened by thin scientific data.

5. The Most Unbelievable Ways People Try To Pass A Drug Test

The ominous drug test is the worst nightmare for cannabis users. Many businesses with lucrative jobs require a potential employee to pass it before hiring. Depending on the body, the amount of cannabis consumed, and the intensity of physical activity, traces of cannabis can stay in your system for a long time.

6. Where Weed Is Legal, People Use Fewer Opioids

Could marijuana be a key weapon in the fight against the opioid crisis?

7. I Tested the Weed You Can ‘Buy Legally’ in the UK

Over 200 companies sell cannabis they claim is legal throughout Europe, so I ordered a bag.

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

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