Calif. County Wants Pot Certified Organic

[Tafiti]

BERKELEY, Calif. - Medical-marijuana growers in Mendocino County — a Northern California outpost that is home to vegans, vintners, libertarians and aging hippies — want to have their pot certified as organic.

The notion of pesticide-free pot is making some people smile. But county officials say the issue is serious, and they are asking the state whether they can regulate pot-growing and pronounce some crops organic.

They say that with no system to regulate cultivation, consumers are at risk.

"We regulate wine grape growers and pear growers and everybody else, so why shouldn't we also regulate pot growers?" said Tony Linegar, assistant agricultural commissioner for Mendocino County. "It's really an agricultural crop. In our estimate, it should be subject to a lot of the same laws and regulations as commercial agriculture."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=534&e=2&u=/ap/20050218/ap_on_he_me/organic_pot

[meganmonkey]

1. It really does make sense

since it is being used to treat such vulnerable populations - and most chemicals used in agriculture are carcinogenic...

[Tafiti]

4. I agree.

I'd be pissed off if I was looking to enjoy a good joint or bowl, and I got sick from it because of pesticides.

[foxy]

2. I wish

Now if California is there any hope for Texas?

[mitchtv]

10. Texas? they have to ok it for medicinal use

first. I predict that wil happen right after Virginia does.

[foxy]

3. I wish

Now if California wins this is there any hope for Texas?

[foxy]

5. I wish

Now if California wins this is there any hope for Texas?

[foxy]

6. Oops my computer got the hiccups or something.

[meganmonkey]

7. Wow! A Quadruple post!

Congrats ;)

[foxy]

11. My computer got the hiccups sorry

[Tafiti]

8. Whoa! Are you OK? n/t

[Sporadicus]

9. Makes Perfect Sense to Me

After all, the pot is ostensibly being grown for medicinal use - including relief from the pain associated with cancer. Seems reasonable to ensure that no carcinogenic compounds are introduced through smoking contaminated weed. I imagine a fair amount of recreational users could get behind assurances that their pot contained no pesticides or other chemicals.

[Tafiti]

13. Right.

Especially in the medicinal cases. It would defeat the purpose of being medicine if it contained carcinogens or other harmful chemicals.

But yes, recreational users would also appreciate it, too.

[Sporadicus]

12. dupe. pay no mind