SPSFAM Meeting eBook March 2017

3/9/2017

Background:  Circular Reasoning

• Pesticide use is generally  overseen by the federal  government.

Monitor  Pesticides

• Individual states are now tasked  with this burden

No  Approved  Pesticides  for Cann

EPA  Approved  Pesticides

◦ Little to no consistency  between/among states

Background:  Pesticide Regulation

• Hot Topic in the industry  • In general,  • ~ 67 compounds

• One group conducted a cursory review and isolated 50—60 repeated pesticides • Chemist in CA tested cannabis for 4 common pesticides (bifenthrin, diazinon,  paclobutrazol, permethrin) and  found nearly 70% residues were found in smoke.

• Health Canada – unexpectedly found pyrethrin,  myclobutanil

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