As Rhode Island gears up for its planned recreational sales debut this December, the state now requires that all of its cannabis pass pesticide testing. This process is common, as almost all legal U.S. states have some form of pesticide testing in place. The fact is that pesticide testing varies significantly from state to state. With cannabis being illegal on a federal level, though, one is left to question exactly how rigorous the testing is. Further testing on pesticides used to cultivate cannabis is one way to ensure all consumers are safe from harmful chemicals.
As Rhode Island gears up for its planned recreational sales debut this December, the state now requires that all of its cannabis pass pesticide testing.
This process is common, as almost all legal U.S. states have some form of pesticide testing in place. With cannabis being illegal on a federal level, though, one is left to question exactly how rigorous the testing is.
In fact, since cannabis is not technically a food product or controlled at all by any federal body, one has to wonder exactly what type of pesticides buyers might be consuming with recreational, and even medical, marijuana.
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