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Recalls increase for tainted marijuana, as the industry calls for a study

In 2023, there was a sharp increase in health and safety advisories from the state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division. Growers believe the contamination thresholds are too low. But Colorado’s regulators believe the danger of these contaminants outweigh the inconvenience to growers and stores.

Recalls increase for tainted marijuana, as the industry calls for a study

Committee kills bill to expand access to medical marijuana in Colorado

An effort to expand access to medical marijuana in Colorado met a swift end on Thursday, when lawmakers shut it down in its first committee hearing.

Colorado Bill Proposing New Marijuana Restrictions Passes First Vote Unanimously

Some parents talked about how their teenagers slowly became hooked on various forms of marijuana concentrate, which now ranges from 50 percent to upwards of 90 percent THC, while other parents, whose children are medical marijuana patients, as well as adult patients testified that those same products are what they need to keep their lives comfortable. We re hearing more and more about how the market is changing away from traditional flower and toward concentrates, said House Speaker and bill sponsor Alec Garnett, adding that he s concerned that eighteen-year-old medical marijuana patients who haven t yet graduated are “using the loopholes in our system to divert product into the high school.”

Marijuana vape market share down as manufacturers work to rebuild consumer confidence