The Clarion Ledger
A Jackson-based cannabis testing lab announced Tuesday that potentially deadly toxins have been detected in over-the-counter cannabis products widely available throughout Mississippi.
Employees and scientists at Steep Hill Mississippi, a cannabis testing lab, said that some cannabis products contain much more tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly referred to as THC, the psychoactive component in marijuana, that federal law allows.
Specifically, they tested products containing Delta 9 THC, the most common type of THC found in cannabis plants, according to the health and wellness publication Healthline.
The scientists discovered some products had 30 to 40 times the amount of THC allowed; some had 12-14% Delta-9 THC, Osbon said. They also found some products contained pesticides such as bifenazate, myclobutanil, metalaxyl, malathion, chlorantraniliprole, diazinon, spinosad and permethrins.
Cliff Osbon, president and co-founder of Steep Hill Mississippi, said those products would have failed the Mississippi Department of Health’s standards of medical marijuana by containing pesticides.
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Sean Hocking
