Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More Than a Year. by Christopher Osher and Evan Wyloge, The Denver Gazette Co-published with The Denver Gazette September 4, 2026, 5:00 am

Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More Than a Year. by Christopher Osher and Evan Wyloge, The Denver Gazette Co-published with The Denver Gazette September 4, 2026, 5:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/colorado-marijuana-enforcement-division-sima-sciences-midnight-drops?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river Reporting Highlights Not an Anomaly: In the cases we reviewed, Colorado marijuana regulators took over seven months, on average, to warn the public after receiving a complaint or starting an investigation. Open Loopholes: Colorado lacks measures adopted in many other marijuana markets to improve testing procedures that prevent contaminated marijuana from going to stores. Multiple Chances: Even when the state discovers problems with a product that’s in dispensaries, manufacturers say they often continue selling the product while challenging the findings.