Pesticide contamination in cannabis is a big problem.
Careless growing methods have been the norm for decades due to marijuana’s illegality, and sadly, this is just as much of a problem in legal U.S. states as it’s always been.
High-profile cannabis users are speaking out against the widespread use of pesticides to grow the plant, and laboratory studies on samples from legal states have produced unsettling results.
This is an unfortunate and unacceptable symptom of marijuana’s decades-long criminalization. Had it been legal for the past century, this would have likely stopped being a problem a long time ago.
Although its legalization in various U.S. states is a sign of much-needed change, there are growers who still aren’t subject to any federal regulation because the plant is still federally illegal.
It’s like the wild west in terms of what chemicals can and can’t be used to grow weed commercially.
This article scratches the surface of a problem that’s worse than we all thought. With that said, here are five facts about pesticide contamination in cannabis.
- 69% of pesticide residues can remain in cannabis