Marijuana Mold Recall Hits Five Colorado Dispensaries

Marijuana sold at a handful of dispensaries across Colorado has been recalled over potentially harmful levels of mold, according to a health and safety notice from the state Marijuana Enforcement Division.

In a March 7 recall from the MED and state Department of Public Health and Environment, marijuana regulators flag four harvest batches from the Chronic Boutique, a dispensary and wholesale grower in Colorado Springs, for failing aspergillus, mold and yeast testing. The recalled marijuana was sold at five medical and recreational dispensaries from November 18, 2022, to February 21 of this year, according to the MED.

The marijuana had initially passed state laboratory testing after harvest, the recall notes, but MED officials received information that led them to retest harvest batches…