Regina G. Barber
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Was it that weed that was causing their health issues?
And this wasn't just a one-time thing in Oklahoma.
You wrote in your article about a testing lab manager, Jeffrey Havard, who tested 20 off-the-shelf marijuana joints there.
So what did he find when he did all that testing?
So, Teresa, does that mean that like the state's regulatory system for weed in that case failed?
So you reported on how people who produce the weed have to arrange their own testing.
Like, how has that affected the industry?
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?