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Heading To Burning Man? Be Careful With Your Weed Even Though It's Legal In Nevada - Here's Why

Burning Man 2024, a famed week-long experiment in community, art, and self-expression in the Black Rock Desert in Pershing County, Nevada is underway. While known as a festival that is above societal norms, smoking marijuana could end up in legal trouble. Being monitored by law enforcement, some participants have been fined for cannabis-related offenses in previous years. Why? Cannabis is legal in the Silver State, however, it is banned at the event as it takes place on federal land. Still, the event, praised by its regular attendee Tesla's CEO Elon Musk as unique, remains known for lots of psychedelics and cannabis consumption attracting up to 70,000 people each year.

New Zealand: First In World To Legalize Drug Checking At Public Events, Frontrunner In Harm Reduction

New Zealand has recently distinguished itself as the first country in the world to legalize drug checking services, most notably for people attending festivals and other events. The decision is a landmark ruling that stresses harm reduction for individuals by testing often illicit substances they plan to consume.