[[{“value”:”Another week,another marijuana recall. That’s how 2025 is starting in Colorado.
On February 5, the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division issued a health and safety notice for almost eight months’ worth of marijuana grown by Fox Street Wellness LLC, a wholesale grower that also does business as Fox Cannabis dispensary in Denver. According to the MED, the recall impacts 24 different dispensaries and includes products sold from March 28 to November 25 of last year.
The flagged marijuana batches failed mold, yeast and moisture testing, or were “grown at the same time and using the same procedures as the harvest batches that were confirmed to be contaminated,” the health and safety notice reads.
Fox Street Wellness operates a medical and recreational dispensary at 4773 Fox Street in north Denver, which is included in the recall. Another 23 dispensaries across the state also sold the recalled Fox Street marijuana, according to the MED.
The affected marijuana has the following facility license numbers on its packaging: 403R-00249 (recreational) and
403-01217 (medical ).
“Consumers who possess this affected product should destroy it or return it to the store from which it was purchased for proper disposal. Consumers who experience adverse health effects after consuming the affected product should seek medical attention immediately and report the event to the MED by submitting a MED reporting form,” the MED says.
Fox Cannabis did not respond to a request for comment.
This is the fourthmarijuana recall issued by the MED since January 14, and the third in just over a week. On January 28, Colorado marijuana officials recalled flower sold at 58 dispensaries from wholesale grower Bud & Mary’s over mold and yeast concerns. Three days later, another recall was issued for marijuana extract containing pesticides sold at Levels dispensary.
Recent legislation is intended to give regulators more power during the quarantine and recall process, but it can still take months or even over a year for marijuana health and safety advisories to reach consumers.
Marijuana business owners are responsible for making sure all testing requirements are met, and the MED enacts recalls after investigating tips and other inspections. The state agency must follow certain guidelines upon identifying any potentially contaminated marijuana to avoid potential lawsuits from business owners — and all of that can take time, according to the MED.
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