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These are often samples from parts of the body that are normally sterile sites, where bacteria are not usually found such as the brain, central nervous system, liver and eye.

Occasional outbreaks further north, including an outbreak among endangered Key Deer in Florida in 2016, were resolved quickly through emergency release of sterile flies.

It was wrapped in a warm, sterile saline pack to mimic being inside the body and to keep it at the right temperature.

"They are not built in sterile air-conditioned factories, they're built outside, usually in a muddy field, in all weathers by up to 200 people," she says.

For all their branding around ease and indulgence, many dispensaries still carry the sterile energy of a hospital lobby — albeit one with a curated Spotify playlist and a plant wall.