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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…
June 9, 2017
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…
May 5, 2017
Is Your Cannabis Safe?
The prevalence of pesticides and contaminants in retail cannabis is one of the most important issues facing the…
March 17, 2017
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…
February 13, 2017
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…
December 6, 2016
New 2016 Pesticide Regulations Could Drastically Increase Oregon Pot Prices
Cannabis testing lab professionals, as well as pot shop owners, in Oregon are predicting a likely spike in…
December 14, 2015
Colorado Governor Gets Involved in State’s Pot Pesticide Problem
When Denver’s environmental health unit warned the state’s booming marijuana businesses that it intended to enforce federal, state,…
November 19, 2015
Colorado Edibles Recalled Due to Pesticides
Two large Colorado edibles companies have voluntarily issued product recalls over concerns about banned pesticides. Edipure recalled 20,000…
November 6, 2015
Marijuana Pesticide Flap Brings Consumer Lawsuit in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — Two marijuana users in Colorado filed a lawsuit Monday against a pot business they said…
October 6, 2015
New Marijuana Industry Wrestles with Pesticides and Safety
DENVER (AP) — Microscopic bugs and mildew can destroy a marijuana operation faster than any police raid. And…
July 20, 2015