Toxic pesticide use rising at illegal California marijuana farms

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By Don Thompson, Associated PressMay 29, 2018, 6:00 pm7 pts
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Researchers and U.S. authorities are finding what they say is an alarming increase in the use of a powerful banned pesticide at illegal marijuana farms hidden on public land in California. The pesticide residue is showing up in about 30 percent of the plants themselves, researcher Mourad…

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