State issues warning not to use 5 cannabis products
A warning not to consume several cannabis products sold within the past month at several Nevada dispensaries was issued by the state’s Cannabis Compliance Board on Saturday.
The board issued a public health and safety bulletin advising consumers and patients to avoid or take caution when consuming several cannabis products because of the use of the pesticide Ethephon, a growth regulator used in a cultivation establishment.
CCB agents discovered that the batches of cannabis had been treated with the unapproved pesticide at Circle S Farms.
The products include five items from seven lots and were sold at seven Las Vegas dispensaries and one in Elko between March 23 and April 21.
The products include:
—Apple Fritter (batch 23.02.13 5 AF 2 and lot 23102).
—Apple Fritter (batch 23.02.13 5 AF and lot 23101).
—Double OG Sour (batch 23.02.13 5 DOGS and lot 23533)
—Kush Mints (batch 23.02.13 5 KM and lot 23397)
—Kobe (batch 23.02.13 5 and lot 23237)
—Zummy Bearz (batch 23.02.13 5 ZB 3 and lot 23251)
—Zummy Bearz (batch 23.02.13 5 ZB 4 and lot 23252)
This warning is the second occurrence in which CCB agents have discovered the use of Ethephon, a pesticide that is not approved for use on cannabis by the Nevada Department of Agriculture.
All cannabis products properly sold by a licensed cannabis sales facility should have a product label on or with the packaging. The name of the cultivation facility and batch/lot numbers can be found on the label, typically near the top.
There are no known reports of illness at this time.
The affected cannabis was sold by the following cannabis sales facilities:
—Circle S Farms LLC DBA CannaStarz, 631 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.
—MMOF Vegas Retail Inc. DBA MedMen, 4503 Paradise Road, suite 210-240, Las Vegas.
—Inyo Fine Cannabis Dispensary LLC, 2520 S. Maryland Pkwy #2, Las Vegas.
—Desert Aire Wellness LLC DBA 420 Sahara, 420 E. Sahara Ave, Las Vegas.
—Clark NMSD LLC DBA The Sanctuary, 2113 Las Vegas Blvd. N, North Las Vegas.
—Silver Sage Wellness LLC, 4626 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas.
—Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians DBA NuWu Cannabis Marketplace, 1235 Paiute Circle, Las Vegas.
—Elko Band Colony of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada DBA Newe Dispensary, 1555 Shoshone Circle, Elko.
The facilities in question are requested to display the bulletin in a conspicuous location on their premises for 30 days, to ensure customers are aware of the information.
Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas on Twitter.
