Nearly four years since the Colorado Department of Agriculture started looking into the , state regulators are still looking for good paths forward to be able to ensure that licensees are in compliance, says Lewis Koski, deputy senior director of enforcement for the Colorado Department of Revenue.
Colorado state regulators still seek good paths forward in getting all cannabis businesses into compliance regarding pesticides, but it s a primary goal. (Denver Post file)
Regulating pesticide use has been a very challenging area of policy, he says, but the good news is that getting all of the licensees into compliance with the approved list of pesticides is still a primary regulatory goal.
It s really important because it really is a public safety issue, he says.
Colorado cannabis and pesticides: Backgrounder
Weed news and interviews: Get podcasts of The Cannabist Show.Marijuana Enforcement Division director Jim Burack points out that it s also an issue for the employees of cannabis businesses, which is why he and Koski share a certainty that we re gonna make progress on this, because we all understand that we re committed to worker safety as well as product safety.
