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Background: Pesticides
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U.S. EPA Definition:
“Any substance applied to a crop with the intended purpose
of preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating a pest.”
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Classifications:
Insecticides
Herbicides
Fungicides
Rodenticides
Antimicrobials Plant Growth Regulators
Background: EPA
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The impact of pesticides on cannabis crops – not fully
understood.
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Cannot and does not approve any chemicals used on any
outlawed plant.
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Products used in the cannabis industry are not necessarily
illegal, however safety profiles do not include inhalation.
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Because it is an illegal product, no “USDA Organic” certification
is possible.