Although 35 states, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for recreational or medical use, there still are no uniform standards for regulating potentially harmful contaminants in cannabis products.
And with five more states voting this November on whether to allow cannabis for the first time, the problem will only grow.
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