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Product safety isn’t guaranteed even where weed is legal

A US-based edible marijuana manufacturer, Justin Singer, has said that he became concerned about the state’s lack of enforcement of the industry after he released a much cheaper product to the market and increased sales by 500%. As the industry became well established, Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division began to require testing of marijuana for things like heavy metals and yeasts and molds.

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Product safety isn’t guaranteed even where weed is legal

There are over 600 contaminants that were regulated in a number of states that had legalised cannabis at the time, including heavy metals, yeasts and moulds, Ripple Co-founder and CEO Justin Singer revealed. Singer said he expected that a 500% increase in marijuana sales would trigger an inspection by Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division. Singer released a cheaper product to the market.

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