TRENTON — State health inspectors have cited the state's largest medical marijuana dispensary after finding pesticides at its Woodbridge facility, although no traces of the bug-killing substance was detected in the medicine, a state health spokeswoman confirmed.
New Jersey's medical marijuana program bars dispensaries from using pesticides on its cannabis crops.
Garden State Dispensary owner Michael Weisser said inspectors found a sealed container of organic pesticides in a little-used cabinet. "At one time we considered using it," he said.
Garden State submitted a "corrective action plan" in August demonstrating they understand and will abide by the rules, health department spokeswoman Donna Leusner said. The department approved the plan.
Garden State serves 3,052 registered patients, Weisser said, up from 2,165 in 2014, according to the state's annual report on the medicinal marijuana program. There are about 5,500 registered patients and caregivers enrolled in the program.
