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the Department of National
Health and Welfare on 33
samples of marijuana seized
across Canada have shown
two samples to contain traces.
of Paraquat, the highly toxic
herbicide that Mexico -- with
the support of the United
States is spraying on. its
marijuana fields.

One sample, seized by the -
RCMP in the Oakville,
Ontario area, was found to

contain 170 paris per million

(ppm) of Paraquat. The
other, seized in the Oshawa,
Ontario area,. contained 150
ppm of the herbicide.

Tests have been conducted
over the past several weeks
on samples of marijuana
seized by the RCMP across
Canada.

The origin of the two
samples found to contain
Paraquat is unknown; nor is
it known for certain what the
exact effects on health are of
smoking or ingesting mari-
juana containing the concen-

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Persons who smoké_ mari-"
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- Paraquat -residues . adds. an.
additional ‘potential health
‘hazard to those already —
‘known ‘to be’ ‘associated ‘with.
the use of cannabis, says the’.
Health: .. Protection |
The symptoms: of Paraquat.
posoning include severe.
anemia, nose’ ‘bleeds, diar- =
shea and eye irritatien.

Meanwhile — from the
United States, where_ the
incidence of Paraquat con-
tamination .of marijuana
seems to be much’ more:

extensive —.comes news of a

simple chemical test for the

‘herbicide which will be used

by the New York City police
department in checking.
confiscated marijuana — for
possible contamination.

According to S. Joseph
Mule, director of the State
Biochemical Testing and
Research Laboratory in
Brooklyn, the test consists of
washing about one cigar-

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