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pesticides
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New Pesticides Approved for Colorado Cannabis Industry
With the updated list comes more clarity on what substances cannabis growers can use.
Los Angeles Sues Unlicensed Cannabis Dispensary
City Attorney Mike Feuer is taking a stand against unsafe products.
Lab Testing Reveals Banned Chemicals In Multiple Cannabis Samples In Los Angeles
Before you make a purchase, make sure you're buying cannabis from a fully licensed and reputable dispensary.
Class Action Lawsuit Against Canadian Cannabis Producer Will Go To Trial
The lawsuit alleges medical cannabis products contaminated with banned pesticides made customers sick.
Health Canada Implements New Pesticide Testing Laws for Licensed Producers
Canada will officially hold people accountable for clean weed starting in January.
Cannabis Testing Lab in Sacramento Admits to Falsifying Lab Results
Sequoia Analytical Labs has now lost its license.
Report Shows Nearly 90 Percent of Illegal Cannabis Farms Use Toxic Pesticides
New stats show that illegal grow sites in California are using more harmful chemicals than ever before.
5 Ways Your Weed Could Be Contaminated
Is the cannabis you're smoking totally safe? Here are the primary contaminants your weed might be carrying.
Use of Toxic Pesticides Increased in California’s Illegal Weed Farms
The use of toxic chemicals and pesticides in illegal cannabis farms have increased in the state of California.
How To Run An Entire Grow Without Spraying Pesticides
Motto: Do no harm.
Is Your Weed Dirty? The Answer Might Surprise You
We know that many pesticides are bad for your health. And for the environment. But is your cannabis grown with pesticides? Is your weed dirty?
77 Percent of California Clones Contaminated by Pesticides
After an extensive study by the California-based cannabis testing lab Steep Hill, researchers have determined that most have of…
Pesticides From Industrial Agriculture Are Contaminating Weed
No mention of California’s Salinas Valley—a stretch of ridiculously fertile farmland near the state’s Central Coast, a few…
All Oregon Pot Must Now Be Tested For Pesticides
As of Thursday, the Oregon Health Authority is requiring that all cannabis product batches be tested for pesticides,…
Report: Dirty, Contaminated Weed Still Being Sold in Oregon
Consumer safety is an eternal concern in every legal industry. Legal marijuana is no exception. If anything, cannabis…
Cali’s Dirty Cannabis Crisis: Popular Edibles Claimed to Be Tainted with Pesticides
About a month after California voters legalized recreational marijuana in November—creating for the state’s booming marijuana industry, already…
Tainted: The Problem With Pot and Pesticides
Should you worry about inhaling pesticide residues on the cannabis you’re smoking? Find out how to source a…
Is Your Cannabis Safe?
The prevalence of pesticides and contaminants in retail cannabis is one of the most important issues facing the…
Pesticide Scandal Snares ‘Trailer Park Boys’-Approved Marijuana Brand
What bad joke or obvious pun are you supposed to make in a stranger-than-fiction, seriously health-threatening situation like…
Oregon Eases Up on Testing Regulations as Local Pot Industry Complains
Oregon has the only mandatory preemptive pesticide testing regulations in the country. The problem is that the testing…