MJ Biz report
New allegations levied against a Michigan marijuana operator underscore the industrywide challenges of verifying product composites, ensuring accurate lab test results and the murky business of converting raw cannabis into finished goods.
Michigan regulators on Wednesday filed a complaint against a marijuana processing company they allege purchased vast quantities of unregulated THCA concentrate from outside the state, misidentifying the product in state-mandated tracking records and numerous other charges.
Sky Labs ENF 24-00381 - Formal Complaint with signed serviceThe complaint from the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) lists eight counts against Sky Labs, a vertically integrated operator based in Mount Morris, Michigan, that was ordered to surrender its medical marijuana processor license a year ago and pay a $100,000 fine related to safety violations at its facility and the presence of banned chemicals in its vape products, including vitamin E acetate.
The thickening agent vitamin E acetate is banned for inhalation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which concluded the substance was the likely culprit that caused 2,800 hospitalizations and 68 deaths during the 2019-20 vape crisis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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