Canada Unveils New Cannabis Testing Standards for 2019
Health Canada has announced new pesticide testing rules for licensed producers in Canada, The Growth Op reports. Starting January 2, Canada… Read More
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Pesticides
Sacramento Testing Lab Surrenders License, Major Recall Likely
Sacramento-based Sequoia Analytical Labs has surrendered its license to California state regulators after it was revealed that the lab’s now-former… Read More
Illegal Pesticide Use Rampant in Washington
More than 40 percent of cannabis tested by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) in the last year has… Read More
Colorado’s Mandatory Pesticide Testing: Good for Labs, Painful for Growers
Cannabis testing labs in Colorado are seeing a stream of new profits while local cultivators are struggling to absorb the… Read More
California Vape Cartridge Company Issues Industry’s First Cannabis Product Recall
The Bloom Brand — a manufacturer of cannabis vape cartridges, disposable vape pens, and oil infusions — and its distributor, Greenfield… Read More
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Xzibit-Owned Vape Cartridge Company in California
A class action lawsuit against vape cartridge manufacturer Brass Knuckles has been filed in California which alleges breach of warranty,… Read More
Washington State Updates List of Allowed Pesticides
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has updated their list of pesticides allowed for cannabis production. Two products — AzaMax… Read More
Pam Marrone: Creating Bio-Based Pest Management for Cannabis Growers
Pam Marrone is the CEO and founder of Marrone Bio Innovations, a company offering bio-based pest management and plant health… Read More
Alex Hoggan: Staying the Course Amid Changing Regulations
Alex Hoggan is the founder of ChemHistory, a cannabis testing lab based outside of Portland, Oregon. In this episode of… Read More
Licensed Canadian MMJ Producer Issues Recall Over Products With Banned Pesticides
Toronto, Canada-based medical cannabis producer Mettrum Ltd. has come under fire after its products tested positive for banned pesticides myclobutanil… Read More
Strict Testing Requirements Likely to Cost Oregon $10M in Cannabis Tax Revenue, Close Businesses
New product testing requirements that came into effect October 1 are squeezing Oregon’s cannabis growers and business owners harder than… Read More
Oregon Health Authority Issues Alert for 3 More Strains
For the second time in a month, the Oregon Health Authority has issued an alert over tainted cannabis sold in… Read More
Oregon Health Authority Issues High Alert over Pesticide-Tainted Cannabis
The Oregon Health Authority has issued a health alert regarding two strains sold at a McMinnville dispensary that “may have… Read More
Steep Hill Report Finds 84% of Cannabis Tainted with Pesticides
According to a report from Steep Hill Labs, about 84 percent of medical cannabis samples tested by the lab over… Read More
Washington State Officials Expand Testing Program
Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board is going to begin randomly testing cannabis products for banned pesticides, the Associated Press reports. The… Read More
Popular Pesticide’s Ban in Washington Made ‘In Error’
Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board has rescinded the stop-sale order on All Natural Spider Mite Control Concentrate after they found… Read More
Washington LCB Adds New Disallowed Pesticide Products
Residues from one or more undisclosed pesticide ingredients have been discovered in fifteen different growing aid products common to the Washington cannabis… Read More
Oregon Recalls Two Plant Cleaner Products Popular Among Cannabis Growers
According to an advisory issued June 16 by the Oregon Department of Agriculture, two popular plant cleaner products — Green Planet… Read More
Washington LCB Adopts Emergency Rules on Pesticide Levels, Tax Payments & Product Recalls
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) issued an email yesterday informing of upcoming changes to three different facets of Washington’s… Read More
LCB Work Group to Tackle Pesticide Regulations, Lab Proficiency Standards
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) has organized the formation of a lab proficiency standards and pesticides focused… Read More
Denver Issues 13th Cannabis Product Recall In 13 Weeks
Denver has issued its 13th recall of cannabis products in the past 13 weeks, The Cannabist reports. The recall was… Read More
Colorado Company EdiPure Recalls 7,700 Cannabis Edibles Over Pesticide Concerns
It happened again: Colorado cannabis edibles company EdiPure has voluntarily recalled 7,700 cannabis products for containing a potentially dangerous pesticide, The Cannabist reports.… Read More
Dr. Donald Land: Testing Commercial Cannabis for Pesticides
Dr. Donald Land is the Chief Scientific Consultant for Steep Hill, one of the leading scientific cannabis analysis labs in… Read More