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Background: Circular Reasoning
Monitor
Pesticides
EPA
Approved
Pesticides
No
Approved
Pesticides
for Cann
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Pesticide use is generally
overseen by the federal
government.
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Individual states are now tasked
with this burden
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Little to no consistency
between/among states
Background: Pesticide Regulation
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Hot Topic in the industry
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In general,
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~ 67 compounds
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One group conducted a cursory review and isolated 50—60 repeated pesticides
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Chemist in CA tested cannabis for 4 common pesticides (bifenthrin, diazinon,
paclobutrazol, permethrin) and found nearly 70% residues were found in smoke.
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Health Canada – unexpectedly found pyrethrin, myclobutanil