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Ex-UFC star Nate Diaz casts doubt on Jake Paul fight after being denied marijuana exemption

Nate Diaz is once again insisting that his scheduled scrap with Jake Paul be moved out of the Lone Star State after realizing that the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation will test him for marijuana use ahead of his professional boxing debut.

The news came as a complete shock to the Stockton Samurai who has become synonymous with his unapologetic love for cannabis. After discovering that Texas, the state that is scheduled to host his August 5 clash with Jake Paul at American Airlines Center, has a zero-tolerance policy for marijuana usage, Diaz playfully suggested that the fight moves to another state.