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Alien Exotics' prerolls, for example, contained mold and two pesticides – chlordane and chlorfenapyr – in addition to being 16 times the federal limit for THC.
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Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
From the beginning, Calderon said the firm’s project was rooted in honoring the way their ancestors cultivated cotton without pesticides and with full transparency throughout the supply chain.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
Bayer contends that federal pesticide laws preempt states from adopting additional labeling for products and thus prohibit failure-to-warn lawsuits brought under state laws.
—David A. Lieb, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
The company simultaneously has been lobbying state legislatures to shield pesticide manufacturers from state failure-to-warn lawsuits when their products follow federal labeling requirements.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
From the beginning, Calderon said the firm’s project was rooted in honoring the way their ancestors cultivated cotton without pesticides and with full transparency throughout the supply chain.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
Bayer contends that federal pesticide laws preempt states from adopting additional labeling for products and thus prohibit failure-to-warn lawsuits brought under state laws.
—David A. Lieb, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
The company simultaneously has been lobbying state legislatures to shield pesticide manufacturers from state failure-to-warn lawsuits when their products follow federal labeling requirements.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesticide. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd 
: a substance used to destroy pests
pesticidal
adjective
ˌpes-tə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
Medical Definition
pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd
: an agent used to destroy pests
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