Washington state regulators earlier this month issued a sweeping recall of more than 500 cannabis product batches over pesticide and residual solvent concerns. The recall for the Northwest Cannabis Solutions vape products was issued March 13 and may be the largest recall action in state history.
According to state data, Northwest is the state’s fourth-largest earning cannabis processor with sales totaling about $272.6 million. The company’s year-to-date sales total about $64.4 million, making it the state’s third-largest earner.
The state recall data shows the affected products – cartridges and disposable vapes produced using the company’s Wedding Crasher, White Widow, and Super Boof strains – were sold at 129 retailers throughout the state.
Under state law, Northwest has 60 days to develop a recall plan, including naming a recall coordinator, identifying and isolating products to prevent or minimize distribution to consumers, developing procedures to retrieve and destroy affected products, and creating a communications plan to notify those affected by the recall.
While the company has, so far, not issued any public statements or issued any press releases about the recall, on its website, Northwest says it “implements integrated pest management program, which focuses mainly on preventative and biological methods of pest and disease control using predatory mites and insects, beneficial bacteria and fungi.” Northwest lists neem, corn, canola, mineral, peppermint, cinnamon, and garlic oils, chili pepper extract, insecticidal soaps, citric acid, potassium bicarbonate, potassium sorbate, and sodium lauryl sulfate as “active ingredients” used in pest control, adding that if “chemical control” is utilized, the I-502 pesticide list is “strictly” followed.
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