Marijuana advocate moves to face his nemesis, budtenders in high demand, a solution to the opioid crisis and more

[The Cannabist]( [thecannabist.co]( | [@cannabist]( | [fb/cannabist]( If someone forwarded this to you and you'd like to sign up yourself, just go here: [(. To view this on the web or share a link, [click here.]([[BrowserView]]) Marijuana activist Adam Eidinger lights a joint. He has moved to Maryland to try to oust Republican Rep. Andy Harris. (Lucian Perkins for The Washington Post) Political Moves Adam Eidinger may be Washington’s best-known cannabis crusader. He led a successful campaign to decriminalize possession and private use of small amounts of pot. He held a [smoke-in outside the White House]( that featured a 51-foot replica of a joint. And he’s been [arrested nearly two dozen times.]( But Eidinger says he reached the limit of what he can do as a resident of the [District of Columbia.]( Which is why he has [moved to Maryland, where he wants to oust Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md.,]( the staunch anti-statehood lawmaker known for blocking full legalization of recreational marijuana in Washington. Crime A man who robbed a black market marijuana dealer was [sentenced to 6 years in prison.]( The dealer has not been charged. - [$750,000 illegal marijuana grow bust: more than 110 pounds seized, 2 arrested in Colorado]( - Denver high school teacher[charged with 4 counts of marijuana distribution to minor]( - Authorities have seized [260 pounds of marijuana and arrested a driver in eastern Nebraska’s York County]( Op-Ed ["If the U.S. government put its weight behind promoting cannabis as a painkiller, progress could be made on the opioids crisis,"]( writes the Sand Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board. Budtender Miriam Howes, left, talks about edibles with customer, Kelly Keckner at LivWell Broadway in Denver. (Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post) National News As dispensaries prepare to open, owners will be seeking hundreds of budtenders to be the sales force and consultants for medical marijuana patients in Michigan. [The job is in high demand.]( States move to [ban fake urine,]( a new challenge for drug testing in age of opioid epidemic, legal marijuana. A Missouri House committee has [rejected a bill meant to give terminally ill patients access to medical marijuana.]( One county in Oregon is [considering a tax on retail marijuana businesses for its November ballot.]( The tax, which would only be applied to three dispensaries, would generate an estimated $50,000 in revenue annually. A state medical marijuana board recommended Monday that [Pennsylvania allow the sale of marijuana in dry leaf form,](in theory to allow users to vaporize and inhale it, and expand the kinds of medical conditions it can be used to treat, including cancer remission therapy. Utah officials are wary after the [first marijuana shop opened in the tiny town of Dinosaur, Colorado,]( just a few miles from the state line. Marijuana regulators have[tabled until June action on draft rules for allowing people to consume marijuana]( in authorized retail stores in Alaska. Quote of the Day "If you had told us two years ago that we’d be making hemp treats, we would have said ‘no way,'” — [Val Downing, a retired teacher and one of the co-founders of a hemp dog biscuit company in Colorado.]( Marijuana on Social Media - Google and Facebook won’t advertise marijuana, [even where it’s legal.]( You are receiving this newsletter because you signed up at The Denver Post. To unsubscribe from this mailing, [click here.]( To view this newsletter on the web [click here.]([[BrowserView]]) The Denver Post 5990 Washington Street, Denver