In yet another blow to Bayer’s Monsanto, the Key West City Commission has banned the use of a popular weed killer on city-owned property. While the new law prohibits glyphosate’s use by city workers, it does not ban its use on private property. The commission voted 6-0 in favor of the ban.
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Commissioner Jimmy Weekley, who sponsored the resolution, said “We were hoping to set an example and show that other products can be used that are safe.”1
Weekley went on to say, “We didn’t want to do a citywide ban. We thought it would be too difficult to control. It was a resolution passed in other communities.”1 But they were also trying to protect city workers and themselves. Weekley again, “I’ve noticed on television there are ads now for people who have been in contact with it to be part of a class-action suit. We’re trying to be ahead of the game on that.”1
Bayer is currently facing around 11,000 lawsuits all over the country because of Monsanto’s glyphosate based weed killer. And to date, they have appealed each judgement.
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Many locals were thrilled with the ban, saying chemicals weren’t needed to control weeds in the Keys. Indeed, resident Jennifer Rockford said, “I make my own hippie weed killer from white vinegar, salt, and Dawn. Does the job safely, harms nothing except weeds, and the only drawback is a salad smelling yard for a bit.”1 She says the mosts effective ingredient on weeds is actually iodized salt!
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We are thrilled for the residents in Key West. Now we just need the rest of the cities in this country to follow suit!
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