Majority of Cannabis Samples Coming Up Moldy
It's hard to find quality cannabis for many, and in one recent test sampling of cannabis products in the Denver region, it was allegedly found that the majority of the samples tested positive for mold.
The city conducted the tests at more than 20 dispensaries in the region. They gave them warning that they would be coming to do the tests and the products still overwhelmingly failed.
It's reported that the results of the tests are going to be shared with the facilities, overall they saw an 80 percent failure rate with the samples.
This is why there is a growing need for third-party, transparent, independent testing, an option that is cost-effective so that it's available to a wide number of cannabis users.
The investigations into the cannabis samples were allegedly part of an ongoing initiative for city officials, who are concerned with conducting further research on the shelf life of marijuana products and learning more about the packaging etc.
There are various tips to be found online with regard to avoiding mold with storage, but as far as avoiding it when making a purchase, there are a variety of approaches to take. For those who aren't able to grow their own and are looking for a trusted supply, it might require doing your own third-party testing to verify that you are receiving a quality product. But then again, you might need to do that every time to be sure though, to be certain that each batch you purchased was the quality you were looking for.
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Well that can't be good. Id definitely avoid smoking those buds
not easy when undetectable to the naked eye 😲
Learn to grow yourself, the drying and fermenting process is crucial... and the big producers don't give a freck...
if you have the space, the will, the freedom, i think growing is the best option for quality control and saving money!
Good to alert folks about this. Obviously mold must need cannabis too. LOL
I saw this a while back. Thanks for getting the information out here. Whenever you’re dealing with mass production and big money, quality control goes out the window, just like in our food supply. #growyourown #knowyourfarmer
Government regulations don’t keep you safe, as you regularly state. They give the masses the illusion of safety while picking winners and losers.
Be like California consumers and reject the lies and destruction of the regulated market. #legacymarket4life. ✌️
took me awhile to get around to posting about it, thanks for coming by and checking out the post always apprec your thoughtful feedback, hope you are doing well where you are now, still in mex?
Yeah, still in Mexico. At least it’s cooled down some. The winter here is wonderful.
I don't see any details about quantity of infesting species. Given how cannabis is prepared for consumption, protocols that can preclude any presence of mold species are probably prohibitively expensive. Back in the day, and across jurisdictions today that restrict cannabis to black markets, it is highly likely that mold was and is present in those products.
Mold isn't one thing, just like car isn't. How much of what was present, and what health risks are or aren't potential to those species at those loads are pretty important information we don't have.
I appreciate the general heads up, but would appreciate details if your source had them.
Thanks!
Edit: I saw you provided source material, which is awesome. I followed a link and found this:
Given the product was evaluated and tested prior to wholesaling to retailers, it appears that different standards are being applied by the city than apply to growers that supply to retailers. I reckon the city is playing some kind of power politics with retailers, and that their condemnation of 80% of products that had previously been safety tested and passed is pressure on retailers.
I remember failing to pay bribes to a planning department water inspector once, and a similar problem with getting my permits signed off on ensued.
Yup there is a bunch of molded buds out there Unfortunately.