The Legal Weed You Buy In January In CA May Not Be Safe: Report

CALIFORNIA -- If you're looking forward to legally buying recreational marijuana in California on Jan. 1, there's something you should know: It may not be the safest pot out there. The Associated Press reported that regulations still need to be put into place in the Golden State before marijuana grown locally can be fully cleared of dangers such as pesticides and mold.

Associated Press reported that a UC Davis chemistry professor found that "93 percent of samples collected by KNBC-TV from 15 dispensaries in four Southern California counties tested positive for pesticides."

"That may come as a surprise for consumers who tend to trust what's on store shelves because of federal regulations by the U.S. Agriculture Department or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration," the report went on to say.

Associated Press reported that "growers and sellers have a six-month grace period to sell existing inventory grown under the loosely regulated medical marijuana program in place two decades."

Any marijuana grown in 2018 "will be subject to testing for potency and contaminants with a high public health risk. Stricter limits will be phased in by the start of 2019," the article read.

Earlier this year, the state issued a number of regulations for businesses looking to grow marijuana. The regulations were developed across three agencies: the Department of Consumer Affairs' Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Public Health's Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch, and the Department of Food and Agriculture's CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Division.

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