Colorado Marijuana Grower Disputes Claims of Banned Pesticides

The owner of Tree of Wellness is disputing claims that his business sold marijuana products with banned pesticides.

November 9, 2017

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DENVER (CBS4) – A marijuana grower and dispensary owner is disputing claims that his businesses sold marijuana products with banned pesticides.

“We don’t spray Eagle 20,” said Larry Ruden, who owns the Tree of Wellness grow operation and dispensary with his wife Barbara. “But, I have a theory how it got there.”

Eagle 20, with the active ingredient myclobutanil, is a fungicide that is used in agriculture, but is banned in Colorado marijuana products.

Ruden says Eagle 20 is so common—he thinks the chemical might have been brought into his grow operation through his ventilation system from the air outside his facility on East 42nd Avenue in Denver.

Colorado Recalls 50 Tree of Wellness Medical Marijuana Products Due to Pesticides

The Colorado Department of Agriculture found myclobutanil in product samples.

November 9, 2017

Denver Post

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State marijuana regulators on Friday recalled more than 50 varieties of medical marijuana, concentrates and edibles produced by Tree of Wellness in Colorado Springs, some dating to March 2017, saying they were grown with an unapproved pesticide. The Colorado Department of Agriculture found myclobutanil in product samples.

UPDATE: Colorado Marijuana Grower Disputes Claims of Banned Pesticides

The complete list of products can be found online at the Marijuana Enforcement Division’s website or here.

Licensed Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Illinois Now Has Ecommerce Platform

Midwest Compassion Center (MCC) has implemented an ecommerce platform to help make things easier for its patients.

November 9, 2017

The Herald News (Greater Chicago)

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ROMEOVILLE – Midwest Compassion Center (MCC), a licensed medical cannabis dispensary in Romeoville, Illinois has implemented an ecommerce platform to help make things easier for its patients.

Usually, patients are required to order their cannabis at the store which could be quite time consuming for many. With the addition and adaptation of the cannabis ecommerce platform, patients are now seeing numerous benefits that have made a strong impact on their lives.

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Co-owned by Nicole Van Rensburg and her brother William Hollander, Midwest Compassion Center has always been patient-centered.

“We have really seen patient education and interaction skyrocket because of implementing our cannabis ecommerce platform. As our patients become more familiar with our ordering tool, they can see all the different types of options that are readily available to them," Van Rensburg said in a news release.

Massachusetts Marijuana Companies Launch Responsible Regulation Alliance

RRA will provide the Cannabis Control Commission and other stakeholders in the Commonwealth with sensible and thoughtful regulatory guidance throughout the rule-making process.

November 9, 2017

The Daily Chronic

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BOSTON, MA — A coalition of Massachusetts cannabis companies launched a nonprofit Monday that will work to advance responsible regulation of the cannabis industry in the Commonwealth.

The Responsible Regulation Alliance (RRA) will work with individuals well-versed in state-based cannabis regulation to produce memos and offer insight throughout the remainder of the rule-making process.

STATE BY STATE: Massachusetts Cannabis News

RRA is being launched with the support and active participation of four Massachusetts companies committed to the advancement of sensible regulations: Coastal Compassion, Massachusetts Patient Foundation, Mayflower Medicinals, and Natural Selections.

The day-to-day work of RRA will be coordinated by two firms retained by the organization: Beacon Strategies Group (BSG) and VS Strategies.

Sonoma City Council Extends Cannabis Ban Another Year

The ban is meant to give city officials more time to develop a long-term policy around the newly legal narcotic.

November 9, 2017

Sonoma Index-Tribune (Calif.)

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With the clock ticking down on the city’s already year-old moratorium on cannabis cultivation, the Sonoma City Council on Monday extended the ban another year, to again give city officials more time to develop a long-term policy around the newly legal narcotic.

It was the city’s third extension of the moratoriums–-a set of three temporary ordinances prohibiting marijuana grows in the city-–which was first placed by the Council on Nov. 7 of 2016 for 45 days, then renewed for an additional 10 months last December.

STATE BY STATE: California Cannabis News

The previous moratoriums were set to expire at midnight on Monday.

“These ordinances are to buy time,” said City Attorney Jeff Walter, who urged approval of the moratorium extensions in order to give the council more time to draft its own regulations on marijuana cultivation. “If the Council does nothing, we (would be) left with a scramble” to create an ordinance before state law regarding the sale of cannabis takes effect Jan. 2, when the state is expected to begin issuing business licenses for the dispensing of marijuana.

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