WATCH WHICH POT YOU SMOKE

To the Editor:

Medical marijuana consumers should be aware that the product they buy
locally may be contaminated with toxic pesticides. I had tenants who set up
an indoor "medical marijuana" facility, and sold their product to a Ukiah
cannabis club. They used "flea bombs" for insect control, which typically
contain permethrin, a synthetic pesticide known to be a neurotoxin, a
carcinogen and an immune system inhibitor. (Check out www.safe2Use.com

Everyone who uses marijuana, and particularly those with a serious medical
condition (e.g. cancer or AIDS), should be very concerned about the effect
of pesticide-laden marijuana on their health. Unfortunately, medical
marijuana growing is an unregulated industry, and the large profits
involved may tempt many growers to do whatever it takes to maximize
production, regardless of the hazards to consumers. The medical marijuana
clinics in Mendocino County that buy from individual growers, and then sell
their products to thousands of patients, do not test their products for
pesticide residues. As a result, many people may be unwittingly buying a
medicine that could cause more health problems than it cures.

James Kerr

Redwood Valley