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NASA Won’t Pay You to Smoke Weed

Q: Does NASA pay $18,000 for people to stay in bed and smoke weed for 70 straight days?

A: No. NASA conducts bed-rest studies, but it does not allow participants to smoke marijuana or even drink alcohol.

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Facebook users flagged a story with the captivating headline “NASA Will Pay You $18,000 To Stay In Bed And Smoke Weed For 70 Straight Days.” Don’t get too excited. It’s false.

This bogus story and versions of it have been circulating on the internet for more than a year. It dates to at least , when it appeared on CannaSOS, a “social platform for the cannabis world.” The website says it provides “little to no restrictions on the content

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