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STATE TESTING FINDS 42% CONTAMINATION RATE IN MEDICAL MARIJUANA SAMPLES

Maine Public | By Ari Snider
Published November 15, 2023 at 4:55 PM EST
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In this Dec. 13, 2017 file photo, a marijuana plant grows under artificial light
at an indoor facility in Portland, Maine. Testing of medical marijuana samples
collected in August found 42% were contaminated with harmful substances.

In a first of its kind audit, investigators collected samples in August from 120
registered caregivers and dispensaries from across Maine.

Testing revealed a variety of contaminants, including yeast and mold,
pesticides, and heavy metals. Some samples had multiple contaminants. Several
contained a pesticide that releases cyanide gas upon combustion and causes a
range of mild to severe effects when inhaled.



John Hudak, director of the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy, said these findings
pose a serious risk to the state's more than 100,000 medical marijuana patients.

"Because not only do we know that those contaminants pose risks for healthy
individuals," he said, "but for many of those contaminants, those risks are
magnified for individuals who are sick and especially those who are
immunocompromised."

Unlike the state's adult use cannabis program, the medical cannabis program does
not require product testing.

Hudak said under state law, his office also does not have the authority to issue
recalls or orders to destroy contaminated product. It also can't make public the
names of the contaminated products or where they were found.

He said he hopes this report will spark a policy discussion to address some of
these challenges.

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