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Health experts raise concerns over cannabis drinks and lack of details from Ottawa

Published: 7 November 2017

Unlike alcohol, which kills bacteria and toxins, Lawrence Goodridge argues, integrating cannabis in the place of alcohol may require a very different production process. “Because cannabis is a plant, there are certain concerns -- like the possibility of pesticides used in production, or the type of fertilizer used, or the potential presence of heavy metals that could be toxic to humans,” the ֱ food safety expert explained to BNN in a telephone interview.

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