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Some WA marijuana operators put on pause over pesticide concerns

Washington state's cannabis authority has put a handful of marijuana licensees on "administrative hold" as it investigates pesticide…

News April 12
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‘Proposed settlement’ reached in contaminated Organigram cannabis suit

Canadian cannabis producer Organigram said it has reached a "proposed settlement" over a class action lawsuit regarding pesticide-contaminated…

News June 24
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Oklahoma fines medical cannabis processor $500,000 for pesticide use

Oklahoma regulators levied a $541,000 fine on a medical marijuana business and ordered it to cease operations after…

News July 21
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Lab testing for yeast and mold: Process overview

Biocontaminants such as yeast, mold, E. coli and salmonella can be a costly problem for marijuana cultivators or…

News July 1
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Vancouver Island marijuana grower issues recall

A licensed producer of medical cannabis in British Columbia has recalled 28 kilograms of dried marijuana it produced…

News August 24
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Canada: Producers must test medical cannabis for pesticides

Spurred by more incidents of pesticide-tainted medical marijuana, Health Canada is demanding that the country’s federally licensed MMJ…

News May 9
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Oregon issues first recall for tainted recreational marijuana

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) announced its first recall of pesticide-tainted recreational cannabis, a situation that underscores…

News March 23
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Marijuana CEO calls for strict product testing in Canada

The CEO of one of Canada’s biggest medical marijuana cultivators wants to see the country’s public health department…

News March 14
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Canadian grower switches CEOs after tainted MMJ recall

A major Canadian medical marijuana cultivation company changed CEOs, two days after announcing it could not find the…

News March 2
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