Yet Again, Massive Cannabis Product Recall Rocks Missouri Weed Industry: 135,000 Products Quarantined
Last year, Missouri’s fledgling cannabis industry in was rocked by a massive product recall. Now, just one year later, the industry faces an even larger recall, 135,000 products, doubling the scale of the previous recall.
“This is kind of unprecedented,” said Nick Rinella, CEO of Hippos Cannabis. Since the announcement, Rinella and other facility owners across Missouri have scrambled to quarantine thousands of vapes, edibles, and pre-rolled joints. The challenge is exacerbated by the fact that many facilities are still holding products from last year’s recall. These products were not destroyed, and remain under quarantine due to ongoing legal challenges.
What Happened: The first notice, issued on August 6, involved 2,650 products from Marceline-based NGWMO LLC. The issue? These products were not properly tested before reaching consumers. The second recall, involving 133,000 products from Springfield-based C&C Manufacturing LLC was issued just two days later. This recall centered on improper …