Denver cracks down on pesticide use in pot products
Denver health officials Tuesday began inspecting and quarantining hundreds of marijuana products because their labels listed pesticides not approved for use on cannabis.
View ArticleDenver marijuana products pass pesticide test; hold lifted
Denver health officials Wednesday lifted a day-old order to hold hundreds of marijuana-infused lozenges and raw marijuana from two businesses after lab tests showed no trace of an unapproved pesticide...
View ArticleCannabist Show: He's a marijuana lawyer; He's pushing for organics
Our guests on The Cannabist Show this week: Marijuana attorney Sean McAllister and Organic Cannabis Association board member Ben Gelt.
View ArticlePot industry reacts to new Denver scope on pesticide checks
The marijuana industry has reacted to the city of Denver’s recent expansion of its pesticide inspections protocol by double-checking its labels and, in one case, destroying more than $8,000 worth of...
View ArticleInvestigation: Denver Post tests find pesticides in pot products
Nearly six months after the city of Denver began a crackdown on unapproved pesticides in marijuana products, a spot-check by The Denver Post found that the chemicals were still being sold to consumers....
View ArticleSee the results from Denver Post testing for pesticides in pot products
See the original test results from Colorado lab Gobi Analytical, which The Denver Post hired to conduct testing on marijuana products from Denver shops.
View ArticleDenver recalls Mahatma pot extracts over unapproved pesticides
State and Denver inspectors on Tuesday ordered a recall of marijuana extracts sold by Mahatma Concentrates that The Denver Post revealed contained high levels of unapproved pesticides.
View ArticleColorado launches pesticide probes on two marijuana businesses
State agriculture officials have opened an investigation into a marijuana grow operation named in a report by The Denver Post about pesticide residues, and confirmed a second business named in the...
View ArticleCannabist Show: He owns a pot shop chain; He's a weed biz editor
Our guests on The Cannabist Show this week: MMJ America owner Jake Salazar and Marijuana Business Daily managing editor Chris Walsh.
View ArticleExtracts company Mahatma to start testing pot for pesticides
After Denver Post lab tests last week found residual amounts of non-approved pesticide chemicals in concentrated marijuana products made by Mahatma Concentrates, the Denver company has started to test...
View ArticleDenver issues two more recalls of pot containing unapproved pesticides
Owners of two Denver marijuana growing facilities on Friday said they were voluntarily recalling their products after city health officials learned tests found unapproved pesticides.
View ArticleEditorial: Denver makes right call on marijuana inspectors
We're not surprised the Denver Board of Ethics concluded that city inspectors for marijuana licensing can't work as paid consultants to the cannabis industry elsewhere.
View ArticleOrganic debate: Marijuana industry explores legal alternatives for labeling
Any other operation that routinely labeled its products "organic" without certification to back up the claim would have been shut down and fined almost immediately, an expert in organic certification...
View ArticleCan pesticides be eliminated from commercial marijuana grows?
Marijuana pesticides: Is it possible for pesticides to be eliminated from commercial grows? A discussion about Colorado's pot industry and consumer views.
View ArticleCannabist Show: He promotes organic weed; He just won four Cannabis Cups
This week on The Cannabist Show: Organic Cannabis Association co-founder John-Paul Maxfield and Champion Cannabis owner Corey Buffkin, who won 4 Cannabis Cups at the 2015 U.S. Cup in Denver. Plus,...
View ArticleUnknowns abound in pesticide use for growing pot
As legal marijuana moves from basements and backwoods to warehouses and commercial fields, the mold and spider mites that once ruined only a few plants at a time can now quickly create a...
View ArticleDenver cracks down on pesticide use in pot products
Denver health officials Tuesday began inspecting and quarantining hundreds of marijuana products because their labels listed pesticides not approved for use on cannabis.
View ArticleDenver marijuana products pass pesticide test; hold lifted
Denver health officials Wednesday lifted a day-old order to hold hundreds of marijuana-infused lozenges and raw marijuana from two businesses after lab tests showed no trace of an unapproved pesticide...
View ArticleCannabist Show: He's a marijuana lawyer; He's pushing for organics
Our guests on The Cannabist Show this week: Marijuana attorney Sean McAllister and Organic Cannabis Association board member Ben Gelt.
View ArticleEditorial: Colorado can't overlook pot pesticides anymore
Nearly two years into what Gov. John Hickenlooper called this “great social experiment” with marijuana, Colorado can no longer be given a pass on lack of enforcement with pesticide use.
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