Accidents at cannabis cultivation facilities worry industry chemists

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Incidents at marijuana growing facilities have caught the attention of the American Chemical Society, and its cannabis chemistry subdivision

Recent safety incidents at US cannabis cultivation facilities have caused concern at the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) autumn meeting. ‘I have a level of professional and personal concern about this new-born industry – while marijuana has been around a long time, at the industrial production level it is an infant,’ stated Neal Langerman, a safety consultant and founder of Advanced Chemical Safety in California, during a session of the 256th American Chemical Society meeting in Boston, US on 20 August.