Is Legalised Cannabis Really Safer than Illegal Cannabis?

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Over the past couple of years, attitudes towards cannabis have been changing – especially in the US. Colorado and Washington were the first two states to legalise the drug and extensive medical marijuana schemes exist in California. Now that you can buy the drug from your local chemist as opposed to a dark alley or shady street corner, you’d probably expect the product to be more thoroughly tested and safer. However, alarming research indicates that this might not be the case.

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Two different experiments conducted by separate news organisations in California and Colorado came up with the same disturbing results. In both cases, the news agencies purchased more than $500 worth of cannabis from registered and licensed vendors, then had them tested in their independent laboratories. In both cases, the cannabis strains were almost unanimously found to be weaker than the advertised strength on the label....

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