Washington State to Increase Testing Pot for Pesticides

More than two years after Washington state launched legal marijuana sales, it's planning to test pot for banned pesticides more regularly.   The state's Liquor and Cannabis Board said Thursday it's paying the Washington Department of Agriculture more than $1 million to buy new equipment and hire two full-time workers to conduct the tests. The increased screening is expected to begin early next year and will examine marijuana where regulators have reason to suspect illegal...

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