Anonymous ID: 6aae30 Dec. 27, 2018, 10:50 a.m. No.4487825   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Marijuana in MI

Licensing process stalls recreational pot sales

 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) โ€” You can legally possess and use recreational marijuana starting Dec. 6, but buying it legally will still be impossible.

 

Recreational marijuana businesses aren't expected to open until the year 2020, according to officials at the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. David Harns, a LARA spokesman, told 24 Hour News 8 that the application process for prospective marijuana businesses isn't ready yet.

 

Sauce: https://www.woodtv.com/marijuana-in-mi/licensing-process-stalls-recreational-pot-sales/1625914646

Anonymous ID: 6aae30 Dec. 27, 2018, 10:57 a.m. No.4487914   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>7933 >>8017

Basic Information on PFAS

What are PFAS?

 

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals. PFAS have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the globe, including in the United States since the 1940s. PFOA and PFOS have been the most extensively produced and studied of these chemicals. Both chemicals are very persistent in the environment and in the human body โ€“ meaning they donโ€™t break down and they can accumulate over time. There is evidence that exposure to PFAS can lead to adverse human health effects.

 

PFAS can be found in:

 

Food packaged in PFAS-containing materials, processed with equipment that used PFAS, or grown in PFAS-contaminated soil or water.

Commercial household products, including stain- and water-repellent fabrics, nonstick products (e.g., Teflon), polishes, waxes, paints, cleaning products, and fire-fighting foams (a major source of groundwater contamination at airports and military bases where firefighting training occurs).

Workplace, including production facilities or industries (e.g., chrome plating, electronics manufacturing or oil recovery) that use PFAS.

Drinking water, typically localized and associated with a specific facility (e.g., manufacturer, landfill, wastewater treatment plant, firefighter training facility).

Living organisms, including fish, animals and humans, where PFAS have the ability to build up and persist over time.

 

Certain PFAS chemicals are no longer manufactured in the United States as a result of phase outs including the PFOA Stewardship Program in which eight major chemical manufacturers agreed to eliminate the use of PFOA and PFOA-related chemicals in their products and as emissions from their facilities. Although PFOA and PFOS are no longer manufactured in the United States, they are still produced internationally and can be imported into the United States in consumer goods such as carpet, leather and apparel, textiles, paper and packaging, coatings, rubber and plastics.

 

Sauce: https://www.epa.gov/pfas/basic-information-pfas