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Colorado Wants To Simplify Cannabis Regulations, Eliminate Fungus Testing: A 500-Page Rulebook Is Too Long, Lawmakers Say
Thursday, January 25, 2024 - 11:11am | 696A new bipartisan measure introduced on Monday in Colorado seeks to remove a recently implemented rule that mandates testing of cannabis for a fungus called Aspergillus, as first reported by Westworld. The rule issued by the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) resulted in 17 product...
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Is Your Marijuana Safe? Colorado's Strict Testing Mandate Raises Questions
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - 11:25am | 5582023 was a busy year for the Colorado marijuana regulator, given that it issued 17 cannabis product recalls. The sharp increase in recalls by the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) builds on a recent rule that mandates testing for a fungus called Aspergillus. Why? The Aspergillus fungus...
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Wood Chips In Cookies? Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough Recall In US
Monday, August 14, 2023 - 12:39pm | 363When you bake a cookie you probably want it full of chocolate chips, not wood chips. Nestlé ADR (OTCMKTS: NSRGY) announced a voluntary recall of its Nestlé Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough “break and bake” bar, according to a company press release. The...
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Criminal Histories Slip Through The Cracks In This State's Cannabis Market; Alabama Official Faces Controversy Over Board Seat & Latest Regs
Thursday, July 27, 2023 - 1:23pm | 906Arizona Regulator Recalls Tainted Products The Arizona Department of Health Services has reportedly issued a recall for products sold by two cannabis businesses: Grow Sciences and Soothing Options. Those who have purchased Divinity and MAC products from Grow Sciences and Gelato 41 from Soothing...
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A Marijuana Producer Is Under Scrutiny As Regulator Recalls 13K Vapes After Child Poisoning Incident
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 - 8:13am | 463Michigan's cannabis regulator has taken swift action by recalling some 13,000 marijuana vape cartridges that contained chemicals prohibited under state law. What Happened: Products containing insecticide and the fungicide were sold under a brand label called "Flight," featuring...
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Oregon Cannabis Regulator Recalls Cannabis Flower Contaminated With Arsenic
Monday, July 17, 2023 - 10:02am | 540Oregon's cannabis regulator issued a recall for a batch of cannabis flower from a Bend-based producer due to the presence of arsenic, reported Central Oregon Daily. The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) urged retailers and the public not to sell, buy or use cannabis from the ...
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Michigan THC Edibles Maker Voluntarily Pulls Products From Shelves After Competitor Pays Steep Fine
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - 9:51am | 775A Michigan cannabis producer recalled edibles known as "The Weed Bar" after the state's cannabis regulator found the THC content in these products exceeded the permitted levels, reported Detroit Free Press. The edibles were also found to lack the necessary child-resistant...
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Marijuana Product Safety Issues Continue To Pile Up In Michigan: Regulators Halt Hemp-To-THC Conversion Plan
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 - 11:37am | 859Michigan regulators are no longer pursuing previously announced plans to allow hemp to be synthetically converted to THC, the principal psychoactive constituent of the cannabis plant. The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) opted to withdraw the request for rulemaking on Friday, reported...