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I'm a third generation Ag farmer so... Maybe I have a tiny bit of insight. I don't handle our spraying, we contract that out to airplane sprayers. But, nonetheless.
It's difficult to compare this to something related to say corn or soybeans. Both of those are genetically modified to be resistant to certain chemicals and so on. These plants you're growing are not. Also, as mentioned, when you're outside it's a little bit different than nuking a grow room. Also, with marijuana the part you're consuming is fully exposed. Corn, soybeans, peas, whatever are within a shell/husk/pod of some sort. And they're further cleaned in processing.
As mentioned, eating something and smoking something are also two very different scenarios as well. When you're burning these chemicals it makes them more toxic than just eating them. Your lungs and you stomach have very different coatings.
I guess the only thing I'd recommend doing with them if you're dead set on not tossing them is making potentially edibles. Most of the foods you consume already have some form of pesticide in them. But, even then I'd tread with caution. And I wouldn't recommend selling them to people either.
All in all, I'd hope this isn't something you do again. I'd either get something to prevent it, or get some stuff to have on hand next time. Raid isn't exactly something I'd opt for when it comes to this type of stuff.
This idea is a probably a bit out there, but has anyone ever tried releasing some of those orange ladybugs to an infested area? They're disgusting little bastards themselves, but boy do they have an appetite for aphids. That's why they were brought over to the US in the first place.
It's difficult to compare this to something related to say corn or soybeans. Both of those are genetically modified to be resistant to certain chemicals and so on. These plants you're growing are not. Also, as mentioned, when you're outside it's a little bit different than nuking a grow room. Also, with marijuana the part you're consuming is fully exposed. Corn, soybeans, peas, whatever are within a shell/husk/pod of some sort. And they're further cleaned in processing.
As mentioned, eating something and smoking something are also two very different scenarios as well. When you're burning these chemicals it makes them more toxic than just eating them. Your lungs and you stomach have very different coatings.
I guess the only thing I'd recommend doing with them if you're dead set on not tossing them is making potentially edibles. Most of the foods you consume already have some form of pesticide in them. But, even then I'd tread with caution. And I wouldn't recommend selling them to people either.
All in all, I'd hope this isn't something you do again. I'd either get something to prevent it, or get some stuff to have on hand next time. Raid isn't exactly something I'd opt for when it comes to this type of stuff.
This idea is a probably a bit out there, but has anyone ever tried releasing some of those orange ladybugs to an infested area? They're disgusting little bastards themselves, but boy do they have an appetite for aphids. That's why they were brought over to the US in the first place.
