Pot Pesticides Pose Health Risks
Further investigation into the state’s burgeoning medical marijuana industry has produced a dangerous revelation that suggests what you don’t know could hurt you.
As Yolo County, along with the rest of the state, works to regulate the once underground industry, local ag officials are uncovering unanticipated problems.
The latest, reported by Yolo Ag Commissioner John Young this past week, is that some of the county’s marijuana crops are being treated with unapproved pesticides and legitimate labs have federal licenses that prohibit them from testing these products — which means even marijuana labeled “pesticide free” at dispensaries may still contain anywhere from trace to large amounts of pesticides.
Ingestion of unapproved pesticides can cause a range of health ailments and, according to Young, burn tests have never been conducted to see what happens when they are ignited — potentially posing a greater danger to those who smoke their medicinal herb.
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