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Home 🌿 Marijuana Business News 🌿 Colorado puts onus on industry to prove pesticides are safe on pot 🌿Colorado puts onus on industry to prove pesticides are safe on pot
A federal law that permits pesticides to be used on crops threatened by an outbreak or infestation could be the solution for marijuana growers struggling with restrictions on the chemicals they can use.
But critics on both sides wonder whether it will be a boon for the pesticide and marijuana industries or a bust because of the many hurdles impeding success.
State and federal regulators are poised to give pesticide manufacturers specialized approval for their products to be used on marijuana as long as the companies can prove the chemicals are not harmful to consumers when ingested.
The move is the first time the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which regulates pesticide use, has offered any help on how pesticides could be legally used on marijuana, a crop that is illegal under federal law and for which no pesticide can be specifically approved.
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