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State agriculture officials have opened an investigation into a marijuana grow operation named in a report by The Denver Post about pesticide residues, and confirmed a second business named in the story was already under scrutiny.
It is unclear which of the two companies — Mahatma Concentrates or Treatments Unlimited, both in Denver — is already under scrutiny and officials with the Colorado Department of Agriculture would not elaborate.
But the agency said investigations into the businesses’ use of pesticides is the focus of its probe.
“The CDA has one on-going investigation with one of the growers and based on the information supplied in the article, we have opened a second investigation into the other named grower to determine if their pesticide use is in compliance with” the Colorado Pesticide Applicator’s Act, CDA spokeswoman Christi Lightcap said in an e-mail.
Penalties on the growers could range from a simple...
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