Regina G. Barber
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You also looked at Oregon's regulations.
Why did you look into that state in particular and what did you learn?
And Sydney, you visited California to see how like it was regulating its huge weed industry.
So more testing might mean more recalls or more recalls may mean more contaminants.
We don't know at this point.
Let's talk about another study.
So, Teresa and Sydney, you both talked to Maxwell Lung, assistant professor at Arizona State University, who did a study in 2022 about like that patchwork of cannabis regulations.
Sydney, what did that report find?
Teresa, is there anything you want to add to that?
Teresa, you wrote in your article about how these contaminants could affect lungs.
Like how are mold and other things affecting people's health?
So, Teresa, for consumers then who choose to partake, is there advice for them that you would give after doing all this reporting?
Teresa, Sydney, thank you so much for talking with me today.
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