THC found in Colorado tapwater

The small town of Hugo, Colorado has detected THC in their tapwater which comes from wells. It's something of a science mystery and it may turn out to be false positive test results instead of actual THC.

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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. There have been no reports of illnesses or any symptoms of impairment from drinking the water, officials said at a news conference Thursday evening. Deeper tests, which could be completed Friday, are needed to verify the presence of THC and to determine the level of contamination, if any... Authorities later isolated the positive results to a single well — well No. 1, about a mile south of Hugo’s small downtown. When sheriff’s deputies investigated, Yowell said, they found signs of forced entry at the well, though it is unclear when the damage may have occurred...

IMO, contamination is the least likely explanation. I suspect that after further investigation it will be determined that there was no THC in Hugo's tapwater.

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