Sunday Weed: Weekly Digest, Number Seventy-Five

Getting ready for a new week after a wild 4/20 celebration? We feel for you. Give yourself a well-deserved break, relax, 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. The State-by-State Guide to Weed in America

Are there dispensaries on every block – or could smoking a joint land you in jail?

2. The Complicated History of Cannabis in the US

No matter the decade, one thing never changes: parents will always be worried about the effect peer pressure has on their children. In the 1950s, access to cars became much more common for American teenagers. This gave them a variety of freedoms unimaginable to previous generations. That newfound autonomy brought with it all-new temptations, and their parents freaked out. For a great deal of those petrified parents, Marijuana became public enemy number 1.

3. 4/20 Holiday: The Story Behind A Cannabis Celebration

April 20th, or famous 4/20, is coming and for many cannabis enthusiasts, it is a special time of the year when they get a chance to celebrate the plant, fight for a change in drug policy, and meet friends and fellow weed lovers. If you are new to cannabis and don’t know much about this glorious day, we’re here for you.

4. The Barneys of Weed—Or Rather the Target of Weed, Or Maybe It’s the Supreme of Weed—Opens on Fifth Avenue

Sleek California dispensary MedMen has arrived in New York City, with an untapped market of consumers in their sights.

5. 4/20 On A Budget: A Quick Guide

4/20 has arrived, and it is Friday! It means that cannabis celebrations are bound to be all weekend long.

6. Weed Tourism: How Legal Marijuana Is Changing Travel—Travelogue Podcast

Now that it’s legal in 9 states (plus D.C.), there’s no doubt that weed is gonna be big business. But how will it change travel?

7. 420: Classic cannabis songs from the Jazz Age as stoners mark unofficial Weed Day

Odes to marijuana date back at least as far as Prohibition.

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.)