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DENVER – Colorado lawmakers on Thursday began addressing a growing marijuana pesticides problem, with legislation that would identify acceptable products to use.
The issue became a public concern in March 2015 after more than 100,000 plants were quarantined by the city of Denver because of pesticide concerns. Since then, the issue has proliferated, much like the budding industry itself.
Lawmakers equate the issue to “growing pains,” suggesting that there is still much to address in terms of the unintended results of legalization, which voters approved in 2012.
Mitch Yergert, the director of the Division of Plant Industry, part of the Department of Agriculture, pointed out that there are more than 12,000 pesticides registered in Colorado, yet only 200 have been identified for use with marijuana.
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