Diagram shows how contaminants from dirty weed enters the body and the health risks it causes.

Small amounts,

in time, can

cause:

Inhaling

As much as 82% of pesticides in weed winds up in smoke that is drawn into the lungs. From there those chemicals enter the bloodstream.

Neurological

damage, including

increased risk of

Parkinson’s disease

Thyroid

Thyroid and liver

cancers

Compound threats

When burned or heated, some pesticides break down into toxic gases that include hydrogen cyanide.

 

Organophosphates combine with cannabinoids to

pose development

risks to offspring,

even before

conception.

Lungs

Loss of appetite,

weakness and heart

failure

Heart

Endocrine

disruption

Pancreas

Liver

Ingesting

Reproductive harm

Your liver will filter out some contaminants in edible products. Regulators therefore allow higher pesticide levels in those products.

• Birth defects and

developmental

delays in offspring

Diagram shows how contaminants from dirty weed enters the body and the health risks it causes.

Inhaling

Small

amounts,

in time,

can cause:

As much as 82% of pesticides in weed winds up in smoke that is drawn into the lungs. From there those chemicals enter the bloodstream.

Neurological

damage, including

increased risk of

Parkinson’s disease

Compound threats

Thyroid

When burned or heated, some pesticides break down into toxic gases that include hydrogen cyanide.

 

Organophosphates combine with cannabinoids to pose development risks to offspring, even before conception.

Thyroid and liver cancers

Lungs

Loss of appetite, weakness and heart failure

Heart

Endocrine

disruption

Liver

Pancreas

Ingesting

Reproductive harm

Your liver will filter out some contaminants in edible products. Regulators therefore allow higher pesticide levels in those products.

• Birth defects and

developmental

delays in offspring

Diagram shows how contaminants from dirty weed enters the body and the health risks it causes.

Small amounts, in time

can, cause:

Inhaling

As much as 82% of pesticides in weed winds up in smoke that is drawn into the lungs. From there those chemicals enter the bloodstream.

Neurological

damage, including

increased risk of

Parkinson’s disease

Thyroid and liver cancers

Thyroid

Compound threats

When burned or heated, some pesticides break down into toxic gases that include hydrogen cyanide.

 

Organophosphates combine with cannabinoids to pose development risks to offspring, even before conception.

Lungs

Heart

Liver

Pancreas

Loss of appetite, weakness and heart failure

Endocrine

disruption

Ingesting

Reproductive harm

Your liver will filter out some contaminants in edible products. Regulators therefore allow higher pesticide levels in those products.

• Birth defects and

developmental

delays in offspring

Diagram shows how contaminants from dirty weed enters the body and the health risks it causes.

Small amounts, in time, can cause:

Smoking

As much as 82% of

pesticides in weed winds up

in smoke that is drawn into

the lungs. From there those

chemicals enter the

bloodstream.

Neurological

damage, including

increased risk of

Parkinson’s

disease

Thyroid and liver

cancers

Loss of appetite,

weakness and

heart failure

Thyroid

Lungs

Compound threats

When burned or

heated, some

pesticides break

down into toxic

gases that include

hydrogen cyanide.

 

Organophosphates

combine with

cannabinoids to

pose development

risks to offspring,

even before

conception.

Heart

Liver

Pancreas

Endocrine

disruption

Reproductive

harm

Ingestion

• Birth defects and

developmental

delays in offspring

Your liver will attempt

to filter out contaminants

in edible products.

Regulators therefore allow

higher pesticide levels in

those products.

Diagram shows how contaminants from dirty weed enters the body and the health risks it causes.

Small amounts, in

time, can cause:

Smoking

As much as 82% of

pesticides in weed winds

up in smoke that is drawn into the lungs. From there those chemicals enter the

bloodstream.

Neurological

damage, including

increased risk of

Parkinson’s disease

Thyroid and liver

cancers

Loss of appetite,

weakness and

heart failure

Thyroid

Lungs

Compound

threats

Heart

When burned or

heated, some

pesticides break

down into toxic

gases that

include hydrogen

cyanide.

 

Organophosphates

combine with

cannabinoids to

pose development

risks to offspring,

even before

conception.

Liver

Pancreas

Endocrine

disruption

Reproductive

harm

• Birth defects and

developmental

delays in offspring

Ingestion

Your liver will attempt to

filter out contaminants

in edible products.

Regulators therefore

allow higher pesticide

levels in those products.

Diagram shows how contaminants from dirty weed enters the body and the health risks it causes.

Small amounts,

in time, can

cause:

Smoking

As much as 82% of

pesticides in weed winds up in smoke that is drawn into the lungs. From there those chemicals enter the bloodstream.

Neurological damage, including increased risk of Parkinson’s disease

Thyroid and

liver cancers

Loss of appetite,

weakness and

heart failure

Thyroid

Lungs

Compound

threats

When burned

or heated,

some pesticides break down into toxic gases that

include hydrogen

cyanide.

 

Organophosphates

combine with

cannabinoids to

pose development

risks to offspring,

even before

conception.

Heart

Liver

Pancreas

Endocrine

disruption

Reproductive

harm

• Birth defects,

developmental

delays in

offspring

Ingestion

Your liver will attempt to

filter out contaminants

in edible products.

Regulators therefore

allow higher pesticide

levels in those products.

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