I love it when an article contains unsupported statements "but is also known to be employed as a shortcut by illegal cannabis grow-operations when a crop is threatened by an infestation." Being from the west I like, most here know people in the old medical grow industry as well as in the illegal industry and for the most part they ran like organic food growers. The crops they grew were smaller than the 20,000+ sq ft operations that make illegal pesticides both necessary and easy to use.

The only way to ensure that people do not get a tainted product designed to maximize profits for shareholders is to allow people to grow their own. The added benefit is it will make the product affordable for those that need it.