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By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent
The license of a Springfield cannabis manufacturer that was at the center of Missouri’s biggest recall in marijuana products last year has been revoked.
State regulators found the company, C&C Manufacturing LLC, created a distillate—or THC concentrate that produces a high in edibles and vape pens—using unregulated THC.
The distillate was purchased by other manufacturers in the state and they used it for a variety of brands, such as Rove, Zen, and Packarillos, to produce vapes, edibles, or pre-rolled joint products. In total, last year 135,000 items were recalled.
After the state issued the company a notice of pending revocation in January, regulators discovered C&C had “removed or destroyed all of the marijuana product in its facility as well as its video records,” according to the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation’s Thursday press release announcing the revocation.
“C&C’s use of unregulated THC to create marijuana products, numerous violations of rule, and destruction of product and records in direct violation of DCR orders demonstrates clear disregard for law at the expense of health and safety and has no place in Missouri’s regulated market,” said Amy Moore, the division’s director.
Matt Cummins of GOAT Extracts has been listed as the contact person for this facility. A number of GOAT extracts are also on the list. The Independent contacted the number on the facility database of the state for comment but did not get a reply.
In the press release, it is stated that “chemical modification” was used in some cases to produce unregulated THC. That could mean C&C bought a THC concentrate that had been made by converting hemp-derived CBD into THC using a chemical conversion process. After that, the company made its distillate using the same process as used in another recall case that involved the company Delta Extraction.
The time period for recall is long. The recall dates back to the last year, when marijuana recreational sales were ramping up.
Nick Rinella, CEO of Hippos Cannabis, told The Independent last year that his company unknowingly bought some of C&C’s distillate in 2023 when Hippos’ own supply was low at its grow and manufacturing facilities.
He went on to say that testing was done properly and this recall wasn’t due to lack thereof. He said that once Rinella, and other manufacturers, got the distillate, and produced products using it, they were “properly test” before going on the shelf.
He said in August that “we can be confident” about the safety of those products. They passed all tests and our tests are some of the strictest in the nation.
When the division announced the recall of products last year, it said that there had not been any adverse reactions reported.
The division’s Thursday release states that the violations leading to C&C’s license revocation are “numerous.”
According to the letter, the company broke state and federal regulations by transporting Missouri pot outside the state. C&C also sold marijuana products in Missouri that did not originate from Missouri marijuana and “failed to preserve records and marijuana products as directed by DCR’s prior directives.”
Moore explained that “the department enforces their regulations in order to maintain the Missouri Constitution” and “to ensure safe access marijuana products at our licensed facility.”
First published in Missouri Independent.