Earlier this month, state officials announced one of Colorado's largest-ever recalls of marijuana products, affecting 172 stores across the state, from Denver to Pueblo to Breckenridge. Batches of green buds and hash-infused pre-roll joints from a large grower, 710 Labs, exceeded mold and yeast limits, according to state officials.
The recall, the latest in a series of widespread safety actions impacting hundreds of cannabis retailers in the state, comes at a particularly difficult time for the industry. And the action, with little publicity or transparency, renewed questions from industry watchers about whether cannabis is being monitored closely enough to be considered safe for the consumer.
Colorado marijuana regulators don't list the volume of cannabis recalled from year to year, so it's unknown if this is the largest recall in state history. But a CPR News analysis of recall notices shows that the total number of stores affected by recalls has grown substantially in 2025.
So far this year, a total of 465 stores have been named in recalls issued by Colorado's Marijuana Enforcement Division. Some stores are listed multiple times for different product recalls. Still, it's the most stores affected since at least 2023, when 333 stores had products subject to recalls. In June, Smokiez edible products in 85 stores were recalled due to the detection of a pesticide above state limits. At the beginning of this year, 58 stores were affected when products sold under the Bud & Mary's Cannabis label were recalled for exceeding limits of total yeasts and molds.
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