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Home 🌿 Marijuana Business News 🌿 Colorado holds marijuana from two grows over pesticide worries 🌿Colorado holds marijuana from two grows over pesticide worries
First use of governor's order that would destroy tainted weed over worries it contains potentially harmful pesticides
Colorado marijuana regulators Friday announced they have put a large but undisclosed number of plants and products on hold from two cultivation facilities over concerns they were treated with unapproved pesticides.
The health-and-safety advisory by the state's Marijuana Enforcement Division is the first use of an executive order by Gov. John Hickenlooper issued in November declaring pesticide-ladden pot a "public safety risk."
Though Denver health officials have issued several recalls and health advisories about pesticide-tainted pot, this is the first similar move by state officials.
Plants from Dr Releaf Inc in Colorado Springs and High Mountain Medz were placed on administrative hold pending an investigation, MED said.
It was not immediately clear which High Mountain cultivation facility — Colorado Springs or Florence — was affected by the MED hold. The business...
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