Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have refiled a bill to combat illicit marijuana grows on federal lands, framing it as a way that the federal government can help protect cannabis consumers’ health from banned pesticides that are often used in unregulated cultivation.
While the idea of yet another stepped up federal effort to crack down on illegal cannabis production might seem like an extension of prohibitionist enforcement at a surface level, Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) said on Thursday that the primary intent of the Targeting and Offsetting Existing Illegal Contaminants (TOXIC) Act is consumer safety and environmental protection.
No buyer should be unknowingly consuming marijuana contaminated by dangerous, banned pesticides.
That’s why @RepLaMalfa and I introduced the TOXIC Act to go after these illegal, cartel-linked grow operations on federal lands. https://t.co/d8tv6yERL6
— Rep. Scott Peters (@RepScottPeters) March 9, 2023
“No buyer should be unknowingly consuming marijuana contaminated by dangerous, banned pesticides,” the congressman said. “That’s why [Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)] and I introduced the TOXIC Act to go after these illegal, cartel-linked grow operations on federal lands.”
“The effects go well beyond the end user, endangering multiple species and posing a threat to the Forest Service agents who are tasked
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