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Hey Brad,

Back in the '70s, they sprayed paraquat on Mexican weed, using it as an herbicide; I don't really think it is an insecticide...

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Wow! What a story!

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/19/archives/poisonous-fallout-from-the-war-on-marijuana-paraquat.html

https://thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2018/08/paraquat-pot/

I was using "pesticide" in the general dictionary sense, which includes herbicides ("substance or agent used to kill pests, such as unwanted or harmful insects, rodents, or weeds").

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