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Disease In Marijuana Crops Could Force Growers To Change Their Practices

AUDIO – LEGALLY TOXIC –

Feb. 14, 2023 –  That’s grower Ed DeSousa, and the virus he’s referring to is called hop latent viroid, a plant-specific pathogenic RNA that’s been called the greatest threat to the cannabis industry across the country. It can easily spread undetected, suck the potency out of plants and destroy the commercial value of crops.

Nick Masso of Indo Labs, a cannabis testing facility outside Boston, says by the time growers notice the signs, they have just one option.

NICK MASSO: Destroy everything. You cannot recover from hop latent viroid. 

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Leonard Buschel

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