[SirStynkalot]

Marijuana Producers, Processors, and Retailers
Bulletin No 16-03

ACTION REQUIRED

Date: June 30, 2016
To: Marijuana Industry Members
From: WSLCB
Subject: 15 Products Contain Undisclosed Pesticide Ingredients

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has detected residues of one or more undisclosed pesticide ingredients in the following 15 products. Several of these products contain ingredients that are not allowed for use on marijuana, which could cause marijuana to fail the Washington State Department of Health pesticide testing requirements for compliant marijuana products. In addition, some of these ingredients could result in the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board confiscating and destroying marijuana if they are found on products in quantities above the recently adopted action levels.

The WSDA has issued statewide stop sale orders for these products, and these products are not allowed for use on marijuana in Washington until further notice.

Pesticides:

Safergro Mildew Cure for Powdery Mildew Control, WA Reg. No. 68573-08004
SNS 217C All Natural Spider Mite Control Concentrate, WA Reg. No. 998660-10002

Fertilizers:

Humboldt Roots 0-0.25-0.25, WA Reg. No. 1916-0028
Olivia’s Cloning Gel .08-.15-.09, WA Reg. No. 1181-0002
Optic Foliar AT-AK 0.06-0-0.15, WA Reg. No. 2097-0007
Optic Foliar Overgrow 0.8-0.16-3.2, WA Reg. No. 2097-0005
Rock Resinator Heavy Yields 0-7-8, WA Reg. No. 2422-0006
Root 66 1-1-1, WA Reg. No. 1707-0014
The Hammer 10-25-15, WA Reg. No. 1827-0015

Unregistered Products:

Frost Protection Plus, unregistered product
NPK Mighty Wash, unregistered product
OG Rapid Flower + Hardener, unregistered fertilizer product
Optic Foliar Switch 0-0.02-2, unregistered fertilizer product
Pyyro K 0-3-7, unregistered fertilizer product
Vita Grow Thunder Boom, unregistered fertilizer product

The WSDA is updating the allowed pesticides list, and will be working with the registrants, manufacturers, and other agencies to resolve this issue. The PICOL database will be updated to reflect this change as soon as possible.

Action Required

Producers
Immediately discontinue use of these products and remove these products from the licensed premises.
Advise all processors to whom you have sold marijuana treated with these products that the marijuana may have been treated with an undisclosed pesticide.
Processors
Provide a notice about the possible use of the undisclosed pesticide to retailers who carry your products that may have been treated with these products.
Retailers
Post the notice provided by the processor in a conspicuous location on your licensed premises.

Contact

For information regarding the registration of pesticides and fertilizers, please contact the WSDA Pesticide and Fertilizer Registration Section.
Phone: 360-902-2025

Email for pesticide registration: pestreg@agr.wa.gov

Email for fertilizer registration: fertreg@agr.wa.gov

For information regarding how to comply with the pesticide label, please contact the WSDA Pesticide Compliance Program.
Phone: 360-902-2040

Email: compliance@agr.wa.gov

For any other questions, please contact your Liquor and Cannabis Board enforcement officer.

[unregistered190]

Interesting, thanks for sharing

[armedoldhippy]

Olivias Cloning Gel is a fertilizer? huh...

[jmk18]

so basically what does this say to stop using those products? Seriously?? what did they test every damn product on the m,arket

[stoned40yrs]

Just like Michigan is doing they are saying the pgrs in something like Humboldt Roots and Olivias Cloning Gel are pesticides. This is stupid and incorrect.

[oldchuck]

Question: are these restrictions legitimate? What do people think?

I think organic grows are important and should be enforced but is this just BS or is there something to it?

[SirStynkalot]

https://agr.wa.gov/pestfert/pesticide...-29meeting.pdf

Here are the final results for what tested hot for what.

The auxins probably aren't that big of a deal. Unregistered paclobutrazol and high concentrations of undisclosed pyrethrins are.

[mojave green]

Salicylic Acid
WTF?

[SirStynkalot]

Not a permitted use in WA. Doesn't mean it's dangerous, just that it's undisclosed.

I'm pissed about SNS 217C and Mighty Wash. I've been sprayed in the face with both of those a few times. Back of the bottles said we didn't need safety gear and could apply right up until the chop date so I just wore sunglasses and a bandanna and applied as directed. Stynky is not a happy camper about those. I couldn't care less about the auxins.

[mowood3479]

Really weird that they found Paclo in a product meant for controlling mites... I wonder what that's about