http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana-legalization/pesticides/index.html#incart_maj-story-1
A total of 14 chemicals were found in eight of the samples, including a half-dozen the federal government has classified as having possible or probable links to cancer.
Among them: a common household roach killer and another whose health risks prompted the federal government to eliminate it for most residential uses more than a decade ago. Though many growers say they follow organic practices, only one of the pesticides detected in the analysis is approved for use in organic agriculture.
Nearly 70,000 Oregonians rely on medical cannabis to treat everything from cancer to seizure disorders. Next year, thousands of consumers are expected to enter the market as Oregon transforms into a state where it is legal to buy marijuana for recreational use…
Many producers support some mandatory testing of cannabis and cannabis products, but not all the tests that the State of New Mexico now mandates, (as of February 27, 2015). Some have been testing for various contaminants and cannabinoid content ever since a testing lab opened in Albuquerque a few years back, but the lab is now closed and now all the patients and producers have to wait for new full service labs to open in New Mexico if they want to test products legally.
Some producers feel they should be exempt from testing for certain contaminants because they feel their particular growing/drying/curing process is already safe enough. Patients believe all producers need to comply to all the testing requirements no matter how they claim to grow and process their plants, considering that they were trusted in the past with regard to cannabinoid content in bud and other products, and it was found that many could not live up to their claims when their products were tested. (SF Reporter, June 3, 2014)…
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