Yeah probably, the write-up starts as propaganda anyway. However, the intent of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and of the authors (entomology and plant pathology experts), I think seems to have been how to grow the most and best cannabis safely. I think even you and your son could get behind that excellent goal.

“Hemp and cannabis are new crops”, no, they’re just new to Gwinn because cannabis has been banned in Tennessee for over a century. Ingesting any rotting crops is unwise, unless it’s intentionally fermented, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture should already be well aware.

The study authors seem well-intentioned and honest about a potential pathogen. The funding may have been also, if concerned about maximizing crop growth and safety. The write-up starts with scare tactics, in the style of evening news “What you don’t know may kill you” stories.

Finally, where the “authors recommend further study and consideration of changes to regulations to protect consumers”, those authors should study the Canadian legalization of cannabis. In Canada, regulated cannabis is produced in a rush by novices, so governmnent-approved cannabis has had constant recalls due to molds bacteria allergens and toxic pesticide contaminants causing illness, while the unregulated black-market product has remained safe. I suggest reconsidering the political aim with those disgusting results in mind, and instead consider how to inform consumers in a free market.