Oregon state regulators recalled over 22,000 cannabis concentrate products due to the potential presence of pesticides.
The recall applies to 9,300 units that are still on the market and 13,600 units already sold to consumers, according to a press release issued by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission OLCC. The products in question were manufactured by OLCC licensees operating as Bobsled and Quantum Alchemy.
The two cannabis retailers were ordered by the regulators to destroy the products or return them to a licensed supplier for destruction.
Several of the recalled products are concentrated forms of psychoactive THC and include a variety of products, from jars of THC extract and THC vape cartridges to ingestible forms of THC, such as Rick Simpson Oil.
The OLCC said it would continue its investigation to determine why the products were contaminated. The companies are cooperating with regulators.
The OLCC hasn't identified any faults found by the laboratory that conducted the pesticide analysis, the agency said. The batches that failed testing for pesticides were identified as being subject to the mandatory recall. Last year, Select, the Oregon cannabis brand owned by multi-state operator Curaleaf Holdings CURLF, made headlines for committing a major labeling mistake with serious health implications.
The cannabis producer, Cura Cannabis, mixed up its two lines of products one with CBD and the other with THC, causing confusion for some of its consumers who were not expecting to get stoned from their CBD drops.
Oregon regulators were quick to act by recalling the brand's 1,000 mg unflavored Select CBD drops labeled as Broad Spectrum but containing THC. The 1,000-mg bottles of unflavored, Select THC Tincture had to be recalled for not containing THC.
In June a federal lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon by a 77-year-old man against Curaleaf for allegedly engaging in unlawful trade practices, gross negligence and utter lack of reasonable and adequate safety and protocols. The 13-sided document asked for class action status and $200 apiece for the hundreds of consumers who purchased the CBD wellness drops in Oregon over the past year.