Missouri regulators recalled more than 2,600 cannabis products after discovering they weren’t properly lab-tested.
According to a Tuesday notice from the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation, the 2,649 products sold under the Twenty Twenty brand – including flower and pre-rolls – weren’t lab-tested “at the final marijuana product stage,” as state law mandates.
The products were distributed to Missouri marijuana retailers by a cultivation licensee called NGWMO, according to the Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) notice.
It’s unclear when the product first went on sale or how much was already sold to consumers.
The DCR did not immediately respond Wednesday to an MJBizDaily request for comment.
According to Missouri regulators, Tuesday’s recall was the second in the market, where adult-use sales launched in early 2023.
The state’s first cannabis recall, in August 2023, involved allegations of illegally imported hemp-derived THCA and culminated in regulators revoking the allegedly offending manufacturer’s license.
The recall comes as regulators nationwide struggle to confirm commercial laboratory testing results that have come under increasing scrutiny for THC potency inflation.
In one case, California regulators have moved to revoke a lab’s license amid allegations of deliberate testing manipulation to please clients, allowing tainted product to be sold.
Retailers and distributors say it’s rare for perishable cannabis product to still be on store shelves after 60 days.
A recent MJBizDaily analysis shows that almost all product recalls come well after that 60-day mark.
