As he was speaking to an MLive reporter, Boquette noticed additional vaping products sold under a brand sometimes produced by Sky Labs, had also been placed on hold by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, formerly the Marijuana Regulatory Agency, renamed by executive order this week.
Attorney Denise-Policella, who represents Sky Labs, said the hold was placed on all of the business’s products, worth in excess of $5 million, without explanation about 4 p.m.
they received a call from a client and literally all of their product started going on administrative hold,” Policella said.
When the CRA places a product on hold, it theoretically prohibits transfer and sales; however, Boquette said his point-of-sale system doesn’t automatically flag sales of marijuana that is on hold in the statewide monitoring system.
Edibles and vaping products are manufactured using THC oil concentrates, which typically presents fewer health safety risks, since it’s separated from the living plant material that’s more easily contaminated.
Policella said the products that were placed on hold at Sky Labs all seem to originate from the same licensed marijuana grower and includes product that’s passed testing and been shipped to retailers across Michigan.
Sky Lab was fined $20,000 in 2021 for underreporting vaping cartridges it manufactured, which led to product being sold to consumers without undergoing full safety testing.
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