The Leaf March - April 2017 | Page 8

illegal, though the government does not prevent them from operating.
Mettrum did not say how the myclobutanil ended up in its product.
The use of potentially harmful chemicals in medical marijuana can be hazardous since the product is considered medicine and is sometimes used by patients with compromised immune systems. In Canada, there are only 13 pesticides approved for use on medical cannabis.( Ed:-??????) Health Canada said in a statement that it is " looking at ways to make all cannabis product
recalls, regardless of the level of risk, publicly available." The department did not say why such concerns aren ' t made public now.
https:// beta. theglobeandmail. com / news / national / can adians-not-told-about-banned-pesticide-found-inmedical-marijuana-supply / article33443887 /