[Robrites]

Taken off shelves; growers asked to stop using Guardian

SALEM, Ore. -

The Oregon Department of Agriculture said Friday it has ordered a halt of sale and the removal of the pesticide product Guardian, which is labeled for use on ornamental, food, and feed crops for mite control but also used by cannabis growers.

In addition, ODA is asking growers who may have purchased the pesticide product to refrain from using it. ODA’s actions come following an investigation of the product that found the presence of the pesticide active ingredient abamectin, which is not listed on the product label.

A statewide Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order (SSURO) has been issued by ODA to the manufacturer of Guardian, All In Enterprises, Inc. of Machesney Park, Illinois. The order calls for the company to immediately cease all sales, offers of sale, or other distribution of the product in Oregon.

The product label identifies the active ingredients as cinnamon oil and citric acid, and claims the product is 100 percent natural.

ODA said it’s investigation was a result of concerns of product adulteration brought to the agency by a private laboratory as well as representatives of the cannabis industry. ODA’s Pesticides Program obtained and sampled Guardian from several retail locations in Oregon. Laboratory analysis found the presence of abamectin.

ODA said it is working with the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Liquor Control Commission to determine potential human health concerns associated with the use of cannabis products treated with Guardian.

"Growers are advised, in an abundance of caution, not to use Guardian until a review and assessment of human health concerns are completed," the announcement said. "Retailers and the general public in possession of the product are advised not to sell, offer for sale, or distribute Guardian. ODA is working with the manufacturer to determine the appropriate disposition of product that is currently in commerce or with growers."

ODA also said it will be proceeding to address violations of Oregon’s Pesticide Law, which include adulteration of a pesticide product, misbranding of a pesticide product, and making false or misleading claims about a pesticide product.

https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/P...esticides.aspx

[Sluicebox]

Hey any news on immature plant limits? I read somewhere that they got rid of the 1' rule as well as 18 starts, that one is supposedly gone as well. Thanks and sub'd to this great thread.

[Sluicebox]

One other thing I'd like to see. Community disposal for these pesticides they don't want used.

[Robrites]

Originally Posted by Sluicebox

Hey any news on immature plant limits? I read somewhere that they got rid of the 1' rule as well as 18 starts, that one is supposedly gone as well. Thanks and sub'd to this great thread.

Effective March 1, 2016:

• For growers within city limits in areas zoned for residential use, you are now restricted to 12 plants. If you were growing up to and including 24 plants on December 31, 2014, you may continue to do so but if you lose a patient you cannot replace them with a new patient.
• For growers within city limits not zoned for residential use and other zoned areas, no more than 48 plants may be grown. If you were growing up to and including 96 plants, you may continue to do so but again, if you lose a patient you cannot replace them with a new patient.
• If you have more than the allowed number of patients signed up you may continue to provide for them provided you do not exceed a 48 plant limit.
• Growers may now be reimbursed for all costs of doing business including labor.
• 12” rule and limits on immature plants are now removed and immature plants are now defined as non-flowering.
• Growers may now keep what they produce up to 12 pounds/plant outdoor and 6 pounds/plant indoor.
• Seed sales allowed in dispensaries.
• $20 card for all Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

[Bradley_Danks]

Originally Posted by Robrites

Effective March 1, 2016:

• For growers within city limits in areas zoned for residential use, you are now restricted to 12 plants. If you were growing up to and including 24 plants on December 31, 2014, you may continue to do so but if you lose a patient you cannot replace them with a new patient.
• For growers within city limits not zoned for residential use and other zoned areas, no more than 48 plants may be grown. If you were growing up to and including 96 plants, you may continue to do so but again, if you lose a patient you cannot replace them with a new patient.
• If you have more than the allowed number of patients signed up you may continue to provide for them provided you do not exceed a 48 plant limit.
• Growers may now be reimbursed for all costs of doing business including labor.
• 12” rule and limits on immature plants are now removed and immature plants are now defined as non-flowering.
• Growers may now keep what they produce up to 12 pounds/plant outdoor and 6 pounds/plant indoor.
• Seed sales allowed in dispensaries.
• $20 card for all Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

I like being able to cruise around with 72 lbs of head smoke

Removing the limits on immature plants is cool too!

All that tracking stuff is no good. Those grow limits are pretty weak.

[Sluicebox]

Were you able to confirm that on the official OMMP site?

[Robrites]

Originally Posted by Sluicebox

Were you able to confirm that on the official OMMP site?

No. They still have the old pdf on their site.


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Implementing the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act in Eugene, Oregon



https://www.compassioncenter.net/arti...-means-to-you/

[Robrites]

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[Robrites]

Oregon should fund an independent marijuana institute to support and conduct world-class research into the drug's medical and public health benefits, says a task force that includes state officials, scientists and leading physicians.

Tax dollars generated through recreational marijuana sales would supplement private funding to underwrite the quasi-public Oregon Institute for Cannabis Research.

The center would hire research scientists, as well as staff to help academic researchers navigate the complexities of federally sanctioned cannabis research.

The recommendation, included in a report submitted Monday to the Legislature by the task force, calls for Oregon to break new ground by providing a sustained source of state money to support marijuana research. Among the proposals: the institute itself would grow and handle marijuana for research purposes.

"This institute will position Oregon as a leader in cannabis research and serve as an international hub for what will soon be a rapidly accelerating scientific field," states the report, prepared by the Oregon Health Authority. "No other single initiative could do as much to strengthen the Oregon cannabis industry and to support the needs of Oregon medical marijuana patients."

The proposal represents the latest effort by states to fill gaps in marijuana research created by the federal prohibition of the drug. The government allows research on cannabis, but the approval process is especially complicated and involves marijuana produced at a government-run facility based at the University of Mississippi.

The recommendation came out of a law passed last year by the Legislature that called for the creation of a governor-appointed task force to study ways to support a medical marijuana industry geared toward patients.

Read the rest https://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/...rijuana_r.html

[Abja Roots]

This is the first move I've seen that I appreciate. If they are going to tax us, not apologize for throwing us in prison, and try to take away our livelihoods. At the very least they can reinvest some of these funds into research.