Exactly. You can't buy it on the shelves at local stores. Ordering online bypasses the local bans.
But it really is too bad that any grower would choose to use that garbage on their weed and then sell it.
Oregon, Washington, and California lead the country in trying to prevent garbage products from being used on cannabis. And you better not try and sell products with unlisted ingredients because they test for them and if you're a licensed commercial grower and you fail for banned substances you could have your crop seized and destroyed.
ODA Issues Stop Order on Two Fertilizer Products – 0-0-1 Bud Candy Organic and Bud Candy Critical Carbohydrates Mix for Big Sugary Nugs
September 20, 2018
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (“ODA”) has issued a notice ordering the stoppage of sale and distribution of two fertilizer/nutrient products that contain pesticide active ingredients not listed on the label. They are which are listed below. The products contain pesticide active...
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"Regulators in both states are warning that any use of the since-banned products could result in cannabis failing state-mandated lab tests, and Washington says some products could even be confiscated and destroyed."
Regulators in both Oregon and Washington warn that any use of banned products could result in cannabis failing state-mandated lab tests.
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Ooregon Bans 12 Different Pestisides and stop sale and removal orders for horticultural products that contain pesticide we release today.
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There is a reason testing and holding these companies accountable with stop sales orders and fines is so important. A grower using a product they think is organic should not have to find out that it contains malathion.
"On December 26, 2019, an organic grower contacted the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) after an insecticide labeled “organic” tested positive for pesticides not approved for organic production. Before applying to his crop, the grower tested the product Southern Ag’s
Triple Action Neem Oil. The product is advertised as organic with neem oil as its naturally occurring active ingredient. The grower’s test came back positive for Malathion, a non-organic pesticide widely used in agriculture, residential landscaping and pest control. Malathion was not listed as an ingredient on the label, that is a violation of Oregon law
ORS 634."
On December 26, 2019, an organic grower contacted the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) after an insecticide labeled “organic” tested positive for pesticides not approved for organic productio…
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