Local jurisdictions may impose greater restrictions on pesticide use than provided under Maryland law, the state’s second-highest court has ruled in a victory for Montgomery County. In its reported 3-0 decision, the Court of Special Appeals said the Maryland Agriculture ...

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Maryland’s first licensed medical marijuana grower may now be the first such company to be investigated for using pesticides on its plants. Three former employees of Stevensonville-based ForwardGro filed sworn affidavits last week with the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission alleging the use ...

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A judge has blocked Montgomery County's restrictions of the use of certain pesticides on lawns and near schools and playgrounds, finding the ordinance is preempted by state law on the issue.

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DENVER — Amid ominous warnings about threats to pollinators and the food crops they make possible, garden-care giant Ortho said Tuesday it will stop using a class of chemicals widely believed to harm the most important pollinators of all: bees. Bees ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers this week voted to curb the sale of certain pest control products to home gardeners after reviewing studies that point to the harmful effects some lawn chemicals have on bees and other pollinators. The legislation prohibits ...

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