Recall for cannabis vape cartridges sold in Maine over unsafe pesticide levels

The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) has issued a health and safety recall for vape cartridges that were sold in the state over the past three months.

According to the OCP, there was a consumer complaint about an adverse health reaction to Yani adult-use vape cartridges of the strain "watermelon chimera."

The OCP said it conducted testing on the products, which revealed the batch contained unsafe levels of the pesticide chlorfenapyr. Inhaling cannabis containing unsafe levels of chlorfenapyr can lead to high fever, sweating, nausea, vomiting and/or altered mental status, according to state officials.

The affected 0.5-gram and 1-gram live resin vape cartridges were at 21 adult-use retail stores across Maine between July 10 and Oct. 16. The stores they were sold at are listed below.

• Belvidere Farm, 185 Pleasant St., Rockland, ME 04841

• Cannabis Cured

  • 49 Bangor Mall Boulevard, Bangor, ME 04401

  • 312 Mayville Road Unit 4, Bethel, ME 04217

  • 1215 Carrabassett Drive, Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947

  • 53A Chapman St., Damariscotta, ME 04543

  • 28 Levesque Drive Suite 16, Eliot, ME 03903

  • 228 Norridgewock Road, Fairfield, ME 04937

  • 442 Fore St., Portland, ME 04101

  • 152 Main St., Stratton, ME 04982

  • 155 New County Road, Thomaston, ME 04861

• Cannabis Haven

  • 20 Union St. Unit C, Auburn, ME 04210

  • 265 Western Ave., Augusta, ME 04330

  • 806 Sabattus St. Suite 2, Lewiston, ME 04240

  • 341 Main St., Waterville, ME 04901

• Garden Lites 420, 16 North Main St., Peru, ME 04290

• GreenLife Guilford, 6 Hudson Ave., Guilford, ME 04443

• GreenLife Milo, 19 Park St., Milo, ME 04463

• Hive LLC, 52 River Road, Chelsea, ME 04330

• OMG Cannabis Co., 47 India St. Suite C, Portland, ME 04101

• Royal Leaf Apothecary, 415 Main St., Presque Isle, ME 04769

• The Joint.me, 1140 Brighton Ave. Suite C, Portland, ME 04102

The OCP said all adult-use cannabis is required to have a label affixed to the package that indicates the product's batch number, which in this case is 1A40D0300006145000011115. The photo below shows where the batch number can be found on the label.