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California growers want pot certified organic
Mendocino County looking into regulation of medical marijuana
BERKELEY, California (AP)
Medical-marijuana growers in Northern California's Mendocino County -- 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."
California, one of 11 states with medical marijuana laws, allows people to grow, smoke or obtain pot with a doctor's recommendation. Around the country, medical marijuana has slowly moved toward the mainstream, with local law enforcement agencies issuing "user cards," and insurance companies honoring claims for stolen plants.
Copyright 2005 The Associated Press.
Mendocino County looking into regulation of medical marijuana
BERKELEY, California (AP)
Medical-marijuana growers in Northern California's Mendocino County -- 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."
California, one of 11 states with medical marijuana laws, allows people to grow, smoke or obtain pot with a doctor's recommendation. Around the country, medical marijuana has slowly moved toward the mainstream, with local law enforcement agencies issuing "user cards," and insurance companies honoring claims for stolen plants.
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Copyright 2005 The Associated Press.
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