The case against Roundup is real but not airtight. Even in a worse-case scenario it is less toxic than many other herbicides. Occasional exposure to it is less risky than occupational exposure.<p>My take.<p>I prefer mechanical destruction of weeds, mulching, etc. to the use of herbicides.<p>We have a bottle of Roundup around to use on poison ivy; not only do you not want to touch poison ivy, but we have very little of it on our property and we think we can eradicate it.<p>Other than that we don't use herbicides. If we grew corn and were serious about it we might use 2,4-D.<p>I don't recommend herbicides at all for lawn and garden use. Chemlawn goes and sprays a mixture of chemicals indiscriminately and it doesn't make a lot of sense. Suburbanites think they have to do it because frequently the topsoil was scraped away when their subdivision was built and their lawns and not well established. A well-established lawn is the toughest enemy weeds can have, but it is sad to see what happens if you try to grow a lawn without topsoil.