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Oregon cannabis growers were recently informed by the state that they\ncan no longer use pesticides to grow their\nplants.\nWhile the Department of Agriculture is working on creating a list of\npesticides that will be approved for use, cultivators currently find\nthemselves at a standstill. Although not a fatal blow to the industry,\nthis new legislation does change things for the state's cannabis\nfarmers.

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Why Pesticides Matter

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Like most farming operations, cannabis growers use pesticides to protect\ntheir plants. Farmers who grow crops like corn, wheat, soybeans or fruit\nhave access to a federally-approved list of pesticides to use on their\nfields. Medical marijuana growers in Oregon, on the other hand, do not.

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Since cannabis is still technically an illegal substance according to\nfederal\nlaw,\nthe Department of Agriculture has never compiled a list of acceptable\npesticides for use in medical marijuana operations. As a result,\npesticides have been largely\nunregulated\nin the cannabis industry, and the state is now barring the use of\npesticides until they can research health and safety concerns of users\nand assemble a list of approved substances.

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Since the Department of Agriculture has never approved the use of any\npesticides for cannabis plants, the application of pesticides is\ncurrently against the law. While most cannabis growers are ethical in\ntheir pesticide application, some are not. This may create health and\nsafety concerns for consumers.

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In the changing medical marijuana climate, it is important that all\nmedical marijuana undergoes independent testing by labs to assure the\nquality of products. Labs, such as those certified by the Association\nof Commercial Cannabis Laboratories\n(ACCL) in California, provide an accurate breakdown of substances found\nnaturally in the plant or those that have been added artificially.\nIndependent labs around the country test for contaminants to assure\ngrowers are holding to the standards set forth by law. Lab testing makes\nthe medical marijuana industry safer for patients across the country, no\nmatter what specific state regulations are.

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What the Future Holds

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For the time being, licensed cannabis growers in Oregon are sitting\ntight, as all regular pesticides are now prohibited. Although it is\nlikely that the Department of Agriculture will approve pesticides for\nuse in medical marijuana operations, it is not guaranteed. In the\nmeantime, cultivators are getting\ncreative with natural insect\nrepellents, and organic growers are happy to continue without\npesticides.

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In the meantime,\nfull\nretail marijuana\nsales\nare not slated to begin until late 2016, and dispensaries have to wait\nuntil October of this year to begin selling limited amounts of their\nproduct to of-age consumers. Going forward, many cultivators hope the\nreview will give them time to adjust their growing operations, with or\nwithout new pesticides.

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