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Nine of every 10 illegal marijuana farms raided in California this year contained traces of powerful and potentially lethal pesticides. The highly toxic pesticide carbofuran found at these illegal farms is so powerful that a quarter-teaspoon can kill a 300-pound (136-kilogram) bear. The crackdown aided by $2.5 million in federal money led to 95 growing sites and the removal of more than 10 tons of fertilizer, pesticides, and chemicals.

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Nine of every 10 illegal marijuana farms raided in California this year contained traces of powerful and potentially lethal pesticides that are poisoning wildlife and could endanger water supplies, researchers and federal authorities said Tuesday.

That’s a jump from chemicals found at about 75% of illegal growing operations discovered on public land last year, and it’s six times as high as in 2012.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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