The British Columbia, Canada government is urging cannabis consumers to purchase legal cannabis after finding contaminants in confiscated unregulated cannabis, Marijuana Business Daily reports.
Farnworth indicated the tests found 24 distinct pesticides and “unacceptable levels of bacteria, fungi or heavy metals.” The testing was part of a pilot program by the BC Centre for Disease Control and the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health .
Farnworth said many consumers think the cannabis found in the illegal dispensaries is grown in organic clean environments.
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