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Court Blocks Dispensary's Pesticide-Laced Pot

Lab tests for pesticide residues on medical marijuana sold in Los Angeles have found high levels of toxic chemicals, according to city and federal investigators. The LA City Attorney has prosecuted a clinic with the highest levels of one chemical, charging them under California's health-and-safety laws.

"In addition to maintaining that sales are illegal, [the City Attorney] has also argued that the state's food-and-drug safety law applies to medical marijuana. He reached that conclusion after samples of marijuana from dispensaries, including Hemp Factory V, were found to contain pesticides. In an Oct. 30 decision, [Judge] Chalfant ...ordered the dispensary not to distribute pesticide-tainted marijuana."

Article link: Judge proposes injunction on sales of pot at Eagle Rock dispensary
– Los Angeles Times, John Hoeffel, 12/2/09

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