Pennsylvania’s unregulated hemp stores are booming, but tests show products are rife with toxic and illicit chemicals. Almost every sample The Inquirer tested was over the legal potency or contained mold or pesticides.
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Pennsylvania’s Wild West of unregulated weed
The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) in Horsham shared with The Inquirer testing data that showed one unregulated vape pen sold in Philadelphia last month contained traces of dimethylpentylone, a synthetic stimulant often used in the club drug ecstasy. This particular vape — branded after the Rick & Morty adult cartoon — spawned viral social media posts in which young people theorized that the ultra-potent cartridges contained fentanyl or other drugs.
