The Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) has issued a health and safety advisory, warning those who buy certain cannabis strains produced by AlpinStash of Boulder that their products may have high levels of mold and other toxins.
The division said they had identified "potentially unsafe levels of Total Yeast and Mold and Arsenic contamination" on retail cannabis flowers produced by AlpinStash. Both the division and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment have deemed those levels a threat to public health and safety, according to a news release Thursday.
The advisory identified eight different strains produced by AlpinStash that had unacceptable levels of arsenic and three strains with high levels of yeast and mold contamination. One strain — Orange Chemsicle — was listed as having both arsenic contamination as well as yeast and mold.
Consumers who purchased those strains should return them to the retail store where it was purchased for disposal. Those who experience adverse health effects from consuming these products should go to a doctor immediately as well as report that to the store where it was purchased, the news release said.
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