Health advisory announced for marijuana sold at 2 locations in Colorado Springs
The Colorado Department of Revenue in association with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced a health advisory for medical marijuana sold by Canna Meds Wellness Center LLC for unsafe levels of yeast and mold, officials with the Department of Revenue announced Tuesday.
The affected marijuana batches were sold from May 2, 2021 to April 6, 2022. Officials said the medical marijuana flower harvest batches produced by Canna Meds Wellness Center LLC either contained inappropriate levels of contaminants of yeast or mold or the batches were not properly submitted for testing.
“The CDPHE and DOR deem it a threat to public health and safety when marijuana is found to have Total Yeast and Mold levels above the acceptable limits established in Colorado Marijuana Rule 4-115,” a release reads
The business has two locations in Colorado Springs, one on North Chelton Road, the other on Academy Place.
Department officials recommend those who may have acquired a contaminated batch destroy it or return it to the store. Those who experience any medical issues as a result should seek proper medical attention and then notify the store and the Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division.
Cannabis plants growing at an indoor True North Collective facility are shown in Jackson, Mich., Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Over the past few years, Jonny Griffis has invested millions of dollars in his legal marijuana farm in northern Michigan, which produces extracts to be used in things like gummy bears and vape oils. But now that farm — like many other licensed grows in states that have legalized marijuana — faces an existential threat: high-inducing cannabis compounds derived not from the heavily regulated and taxed legal marijuana industry, but from a chemical process involving little-regulated, cheaply grown hemp. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
