Vermonter_Here t1_j88ogva wrote on February 12, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Reply to comment by BlippysHarlemShake in Vermont removes possibly contaminated marijuana from stores by Aint_that_a_peach

This is the sane take.

People reported getting sick from a particular batch of flower. So, the government agency responsible for regulating this product tested a sample and issued a consumer protection warning based on its findings.

This kind of response does not happen without a regulated consumer market.

RetiscentSun t1_j88p4dg wrote on February 12, 2023 at 2:13 PM

The system is also messed up, because they tested it ahead of time and said it was fine only for that to turn out to not be true.

VetMedicUSA t1_j89itul wrote on February 12, 2023 at 5:45 PM

I have a sneaking suspicion their samples were taken prior to the plants being sprayed with myclobutanil.

thisoneisnotasbad t1_j8b8p01 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 1:01 AM

The grower tested it and submitted the results. Slight but important difference.

RetiscentSun t1_j8b8y0f wrote on February 13, 2023 at 1:03 AM

The system allowed for this to happen in th first place is my point.

thisoneisnotasbad t1_j8bdun2 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 1:39 AM

Gotcha.

The state doesn't have the resources to have all testing in house. This self reporting is a very common practice in all agricultural practices across the state.

It sucks some people got sick but imagine the costs of weed if that needed to offset state employees doing all the testing at a state run lab.

VetMedicUSA t1_j89ieaa wrote on February 12, 2023 at 5:42 PM

Yes it does, there was and is no mechanism in place for the state to know who was potentially affected by this. I find out about it this past Wednesday, February 8th and the first press releases went out on February 2nd.

Vermonter_Here t1_j8nup4r wrote on February 15, 2023 at 6:06 PM

Isn't this the case with most products, though? Currently, the only real way for companies to track which people purchased a recalled product is if they made the purchase with a customer loyalty card of some kind (containing contact info for the customer).