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> which for regulated cannabis requires destruction

Which regulation is this that requires destroying a nearby crop... instead of the one the pesticide was actually applied to? I'm confused here. Pesticides don't "contaminate" crops in that way, they're literally intended to be use on the food.

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In fairness you can’t wash a dried pot flower like you would an apple.

systemic pesticides are actually taken into the plant, and dont wash out.

I live in NZ where there are medical standards applied to legal cannabis - only recently have I seen dispensaries advertising non irradiated cannabis, presumably because the manufacturing facilities have progressed to no longer require it.

It might be something similar?

non irradiated?

It’s a common sterilisation technique [1].

[1] https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/food-irra...

Quite common for example for dried spices, which pre-irradiation used to have a risk of dangerous bacterial contamination if they were dried outside.

I’d imagine that there are different standards applied to things intended to be eaten vs things intended to be inhaled.

Some of it has to do with combustion breakdown products. Some Canadian producers got nailed with using (directly or indirectly) antifungals with that issue:

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2017/03/clarific...

Some of it has to do with highly effective lobbying by food manufacturers and a highly restrictive approach toward cannabis cultivation.

Big nope - pesticides are there to repel or kill bugs. A lot of times the recommendation is to wash fruit before eating it to remove pesticides or lead from fuel burned by cars in the vicinity, etc.

Uhh, no cars are emitting lead anymore? AV gas, maybe, if the field is near an airport that is a potential risk.

You can buy leaded fuel for racing. In theory lead contamination could be an issue near a speedway.

https://www.sunocoracefuels.com/fuels

I guess he meant general soot from burned fuel, as much if not more toxic than lead itself.

cannabis aint food

Well, sometimes.

Really? I'll mention that to the birds in my neighbourhood.

The seeds and oil are quite nutritious, and the leaves sometimes have a tinge of turpentine that fits well in a vinaigrette salad. It's also common to make cannabis butter for culinary as well as cosmetic uses.

these brownies are strictly for cosmic, err, cosmetic usage only officer

The regulations are because it’s inhaled. That it can be eaten is secondary

What's food is a matter of regulation now?

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