Health Canada is investigating complaints alleging inaccurately-labelled potency levels for some products sold by licensed cannabis producers, including industry leader Canopy Growth Corp.
The Smiths Falls, Ont.-based cannabis producer was called out by a rival in a complaint submitted to Health Canada's Cannabis Compliance Directorate last month. According to a copy of the document obtained by BNN Bloomberg, the complaint centres on sales of Canopy’s TWD brand that displays a flat 20-per-cent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) potency for 18 separate batches of its cannabis products.
"The statistical likelihood of this many lots coming back with identical test result potencies of precisely 20.0 per cent is extremely low, which leads us to believe Canopy is employing a static labelling approach," wrote B.C.-based Pure Sunfarms in the complaint. Pure Sunfarms is wholly owned by Village Farms International Inc.
"Our conclusion is further supported by conversations with some of our provincial partners who indicated that certificates of analysis they receive from Canopy on these products do not match the potency found on the TWD labels in question."
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