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Cultivation of cannabis is the production of cannabis infructescences ("buds" or "leaves"). Cultivation techniques for other purposes (such as hemp production) differ.
In the United States, all cannabis products in a regulated market must be grown in the state where they are sold because federal law continues to ban interstate cannabis sales. Most regulated cannabis is grown indoors.[1]
Occupational diseases, including asthma, are an emerging concern in the rapidly expanding U.S. cannabis industry. Cannabis cultivation and processing technicians may be exposed to numerous respiratory hazards, e.g. organic particulate matter and dust from ground cannabis flower, mold, bacterial endotoxins, and pesticides. Employees exposed to ground cannabis without adequate controls are at risk of developing occupational asthma which can be fatal.[2][3][4]
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- ^ Weaver, Virginia M. (2023). "Fatal Occupational Asthma in Cannabis Production — Massachusetts, 2022". MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 72 (46): 1257–1261. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7246a2. ISSN 0149-2195. PMC 10684356. PMID 37971937.
- ^ "A cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It's the first reported case in US". AP News. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "FACE Program: Massachusetts Case Report 22MA002 | NIOSH | CDC". www.cdc.gov. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.