

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has plans to light up tons of weed in a manner that won’t get anybody high.

A notice issued by the DEA’s Houston Division seeks a group of workers willing to incinerate 1,000 pounds of marijuana per hour for a 6-month contract, Quartz reports.

The condemned cannabis sounds like it comes straight from illegal operations, as it is described as “tightly compressed ‘bricks’ or ‘bales,’ typically weighing between 40 and 60 pounds. Packaging will include, among other things, cardboard; Saran Wrap; aluminum foil; duct, scotch, and packing tape; plastic evidence bags and wrapping paper.”

But simply burning the weed won’t be enough, as the job contract requires a thorough toasting of all pot sent to the winning contractor.

“The integrity of the destruction process shall be such that the material to be destroyed cannot be redirected or retrieved once it is committed to destruction,” the DEA notice reads. The pot bricks must be destroyed “to a point where there are no detectable levels, as measured by standard analytical methods, of byproduct from the destruction process. DEA shall inspect the incinerator to ensure no drug residue remains.”

The DEA will also have agents present during the pot roast, as well as closed circuit security cameras to make sure nobody pockets the doomed crops, citing their right to “access the video feed as necessary to ensure the proper destruction of its drugs and safety of its representatives.”

All crews interested in the job will have some competition, however. The notice states, “This is anticipated to be a sole source award to Tucson Iron & Metal,” which happens the only vendor close enough to the Texas towns where the marijuana will be stored.

Click here for the entire DEA contracting notice.

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