Herbicide manufacturer had reservations dating back to 1970s about paraquat but regulator says tighter controls, including phasing out backpack sprayers, can protect workers
Fun fact, the US government sprayed paraquat on Mexican cannabis fields in the 70s and in the US in the 80s to attempt to kill cannabis plants and poison cannabis smokers. That’s why “human paraquat” is worst insult The Dude can think of in ‘The Big Lebowski’ which is what led me to look it up lol
Fun fact, the US government sprayed paraquat on Mexican cannabis fields in the 70s and in the US in the 80s to attempt to kill cannabis plants and poison cannabis smokers. That’s why “human paraquat” is worst insult The Dude can think of in ‘The Big Lebowski’ which is what led me to look it up lol
https://crypt.creepycatalog.com/paraquat-pot-the-true-story-of-how-the-us-government-tried-to-kill-weed-smokers-with-a-toxic-chemical-in-the-1980s/