Will 2015 be remembered as the year legal marijuana first encountered — and eventually figured out — its pesticide problem?
The national conversation surrounding pesticide application on cannabis blew up this year. The hot topic has made headlines in Oregon, Washington, New Hampshire, California and elsewhere — but nowhere was the conversation more heated and involved than in Colorado, the first U.S. state to start selling legal cannabis.
Lucas Targos, the head grower at L’Eagle, sprays marijuana plants in the cultivation room with neem oil, which helps combat spider mites and mildew and has been approved for use by the state in certain products. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post)
It began after because of pesticide concerns. in cultivation facilities. A lot of — but . to the changing landscape — but to enact pesticide regulations.
My colleagues and I at The Denver Post and The Cannabist , and the results — in one popular brand, Mahatma — spurred a Denver Department of Environmental Health investigation that , and .
The pesticides-and-pot conversations in Colorado was a gateway to other related issues. The Post learned that Colorado’s attorney general was investigating several marijuana businesses over to consumers. Colorado’s former agriculture commissioner said And more than two months after their first pot recall, Denver health officials started requiring marijuana companies that recall products tainted with unapproved pesticides , who weren’t returning many of the recalled products, The Post learned.
A screen grab from the press release announcing EdiPure’s first recall of marijuana-infused edibles shows how customers can find out if any of the products they’ve purchased have been recalled via batch numbers. (Denver Department of Environmental Health)
Even though no sicknesses have yet been attributed to the use of these banned pesticides, for allegedly using a potentially dangerous pesticide on the pot they later purchased. that would further restrict which pesticides can be used to grow marijuana. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and should be removed from commerce and destroyed. The to prove their safety.
And meanwhile, the recalls of marijuana and pot products keep rolling. Because each recall of pesticide-tainted cannabis involves long lists of items associated with often-lengthy batch numbers, The Cannabist has compiled all of the available information in one place for readers concerned about the purity of their pot. So below you’ll find our reporting on each recall — as well as the city of Denver’s press releases on the recalls, which contain exact information to help users identify any tainted pot and cannabis products they might have.
Do you have pesticide-peppered pot in your stash? Find out now — and we will keep this list updated.
Sept. 8: Mahatma Concentrates.
, from The Denver Post and The Cannabist
, from the city of Denver
Sept. 18: Denver-Rec Dispensary.
, from The Denver Post and The Cannabist
, from the city of Denver
Sept. 18. Sacred Seed.
, from The Denver Post and The Cannabist
, from the city of Denver
Oct. 14: TruCannabis/Colorado Care Facility.
, from The Denver Post and The Cannabist
, from the city of Denver
Oct. 21: Nature’s Cure/Colfax Pot Shop.
, from The Denver Post and The Cannabist
, from the city of Denver
Oct. 30: EdiPure/Green Cross.
, from The Denver Post and The Cannabist
, from the city of Denver
Nov. 3: Gaia’s Garden.
, from The Denver Post and The Cannabist
, from the city of Denver
Nov. 17: Lab710 Concentrates.
, from The Denver Post and The Cannabist
, from the city of Denver
Nov. 18: Gaia’s Garden.
, from The Denver Post and The Cannabist
, from the city of Denver
Dec. 1: EdiPure.
, from The Denver Post and The Cannabist
, from the city of Denver
Dec. 3: Advanced Medical Alternatives.
, from The Denver Post and The Cannabist
, from the city of Denver
