New Washington Cannabis Regulations Require Pesticide Testing June 15, 2022 AggregatedNews Washington 0 Comments by Jack Scrantom, Attorney at Harris Bricken The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“Board”, “LCB”) voted in March to adopt new final rules effective April 2, 2022 that require all cannabis flower and intermediate cannabis products to be tested… Read More→
Three Massachusetts marijuana companies fined for use of pesticides, control violations July 11, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Thee marijuana companies in Massachusetts are facing fines for various violations, including the use of pesticides by two businesses and issues of control that would violate a state cap by the third business. The Cannabis Control Commission voted unanimously to approve the… Read More→
Illegal pot farms on public land create environmental hazard November 18, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments LOS ANGELES — Two months after two men were arrested at an illicit marijuana farm on public land deep in the Northern California wilderness, authorities are assessing the environmental impact and cleanup costs at the site where trees were clear-cut,… Read More→
Good Chemistry in Worcester is ordered to stop selling pot grown at its Bellingham facility September 8, 2018 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments WORCESTER - The state Department of Public Health has issued a cease-and-desist and quarantine order to the first medical marijuana dispensary to open in Worcester, while it looks into “concerns about the use of pesticides” at the facility’s cultivation operation… Read More→
HB2 solves some but not all problems with Maryland’s Medical Marijuana Program May 16, 2018 Jason Klein Maryland 0 Comments Change is in the air as the Maryland Medical Cannabis program continues to grow and evolve in a number of important ways. The program, which had only one licensed grower and zero patients at this time last year, now boasts… Read More→
The Resources Already Exist, Let’s Get Pest Management Right March 31, 2017 Tim Cullen Cultivation, The Buck Stops Here 0 Comments Fifteen years after Colorado voters ushered in medical cannabis, Governor John Hickenlooper declared “zero tolerance” of any off-label pesticide on cannabis. This started a wave of confusion and unnecessary expense for cultivators that still exists. While any other farmer in… Read More→
Oregon Forced to Recall Recreational Marijuana Due to High Pesticide Levels March 22, 2017 AggregatedNews Lab Testing 0 Comments SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Liquor Control Commission issued its first recall of recreational marijuana after samples of a type of pot were found to contain a level of pesticide residue above the state limit. The Blue Magoo marijuana… Read More→
Health Canada Will Hold Random Medical Marijuana Tests February 8, 2017 AggregatedNews Cultivation, Lab Testing 0 Comments Health Canada will begin randomly testing pot from licensed medical marijuana producers to ensure that unauthorized pesticides are not used in the growing process, after two growers were found to be using banned pesticides, the agency announced Wednesday. The random… Read More→
Two State Agencies Partner to Speed Testing Marijuana for Illegal Pesticides September 16, 2016 Press Release Washington 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board and Washington State Department of Agriculture agree to purchase testing equipment and dedicate staff to test for illegal pesticides OLYMPIA – The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) and the Washington… Read More→
Top 5 Compliance Infractions: Colorado Medical and Recreational Cultivators April 11, 2016 Steve Owens Best Practices, Compliance and Regulations 0 Comments Editor's Note: This is the second in a three-part series on top regulatory compliance infractions for medical and recreational retailers, manufacturers and cultivators. See here for the first part on Retailers. The Cannabis Industry is one of the most highly regulated industries… Read More→
Denver Changing Its Approach to Pesticides on Marijuana March 28, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments More than a year after Denver started actively policing the marijuana industry's use of pesticides, the city's health department is changing its enforcement procedures. Starting April 15, the Denver Department of Environmental Health will no longer test marijuana and pot… Read More→
Colorado Issues Massive Recall of Pesticide-Tainted Marijuana March 17, 2016 AggregatedNews Cultivation, News & Insights 0 Comments Colorado state marijuana regulators Thursday announced a recall of a large amount of retail pot grown and allegedly treated with unapproved pesticides by MGI Inc. in Denver, whose cultivation facilities operate under the name Kindman. The recall — which the… Read More→
Colorado Recalls More Marijuana Because of Illegal Pesticides March 15, 2016 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments Colorado cannabis regulators on Monday recalled medical and recreational marijuana grown by two cannabis businesses — RR Services and Advanced Medical Alternatives — over concerns the plants were grown with unapproved pesticides. The recalls, called health advisories by the state,… Read More→
Another Colorado Cannabis Recall For Pesticide Concerns February 25, 2016 AggregatedNews Compliance and Regulations, Cultivation 0 Comments For the fourth time in less than a week state marijuana regulators have issued a health advisory and recall of pot over concerns it is contaminated with potentially dangerous pesticides not approved for use on the crop. Wednesday’s order by… Read More→
Colorado Regulators Holding Marijuana Due to Pesticide Worries February 22, 2016 AggregatedNews Compliance and Regulations 0 Comments Colorado marijuana regulators announced Friday they have put a large but undisclosed number of plants and products on hold from two cultivation facilities in Colorado Springs over concerns they were treated with unapproved pesticides. The health-and-safety advisory by the state's… Read More→