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The Cannabis Industry and Work-related Asthma and Allergies

November 18, 2023 editor NIOSH
  In January 2022, there were about 428,000 people working in the legal cannabis industry across the country.[1] Workers in the cannabis industry face potential workplace hazards, including exposure to: Bacteria, mold, and other fungi resulting from high humidity. Wet conditions and poor ventilation in work environments. Endotoxins (bacterial cell wall components released when certain bacteria disintegrate). Organic particulate matter and dust from the plants. This is more likely to occur if Read more [...]
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