Colorado town finds THC in its water, warns residents not to drink or bathe in it

[Emily]

http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/21/colorado-town-thc-in-water/

[h=1]Colorado town finds THC in its water, warns residents not to drink or bathe in it[/h] [h=2]Law enforcement authorities say there are signs of possible tampering with water well in Hugo[/h]

By John Ingold and Jesse Paul
PUBLISHED: July 21, 2016 at 3:47 pm | UPDATED: July 21, 2016 at 10:10 pm




HUGO ? This town on Colorado?s Eastern Plains warned its residents not to drink, bathe in or cook with its tap water on Thursday because officials said multiple preliminary tests of the water came back positive for THC, the main psychoactive compound in marijuana.
Residents were told not even to let their pets drink the water...

 

[Emily]

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/07/hugos-town-well-was-breached-but-theres-no-thc-in-the-h2o/

[h=1]Hugo?s town well was breached, but there?s no THC in the H2O[/h] By News Desk | July 25, 2016 More extensive testing during the weekend proved the town water in Hugo, CO, does not contain any THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, as was reported by public officials last week.
A shed covering a town wellhead was broken into, but the Lincoln County Sheriff?s Department has not been able to determine when the break-in occurred and does not know who did it...