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<p>Thomas,</p>
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<p>Testing of wastewater to determine levels of recreational drug use been widely done for cocaine, pot, and possibly other commonly abused drugs. Not surprisingly, concentrations go up on weekends! One reason these studies have been done is to better target
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<p>In this case, the justification may be money.</p>
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<p>"It is possible that if we're able to get the consumption numbers and figure out what legal sales are, we might be able to get some estimate of illegal consumption as well," he said.</p>
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<p>Taxes are not collected on black market sales.</p>
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Member, Product Stewardship Institute Pharmaceuticals’ Policy & Coordination Work Group <br>
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Member, Tompkins County Water Resources Council<br>
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<div id="divRpF309412" style="DIRECTION: ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> Pharmwaste [pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] on behalf of Thomas Hodges [hodgetf@auburn.edu]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 15, 2018 9:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Edward Krisiunas; pharmwaste<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pharmwaste] Statistics Canada looking down the drain to determine levels of pot consumption<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d">Because they can, or is there another purpose for the research?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Bookman Old Style",serif; COLOR: #1f497d">Remember: If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the precipitate.</span></i><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif"> Pharmwaste [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Edward Krisiunas<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 15, 2018 6:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> pharmwaste <pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] Statistics Canada looking down the drain to determine levels of pot consumption</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.timescolonist.com/statistics-canada-looking-down-the-drain-to-determine-levels-of-pot-consumption-1.23173463" target="_blank">http://www.timescolonist.com/statistics-canada-looking-down-the-drain-to-determine-levels-of-pot-consumption-1.23173463</a></p>
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