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Lead-tainted Marijuana

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Posted in Reader Blogs by Emmet C on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 8:22am

Would legalization/regulation have prevented this?

The authorities do not know where the tainted marijuana came from or why the lead was added, but the German police suspect that it was done to make money. The samples tested contained 10 percent lead by weight, which translates into an increased profit of about $682 per pound of marijuana.

NY Times

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Comment posted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 4:36pm

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