Apart from the fact that the entire world seems to be on fire—life is pretty, pretty good.
Just look at how far we as a society have come with weed. In Canada, we’ve now reached a point in accepting marijuana usage that class action lawsuits can be issued against the people who supply your stash if they fuck it up.
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As first reported by the Canadian Press, Organigram, a New Brunswick medical marijuana producer, may be hit with a class action lawsuit by Nova Scotia-based Wagners Law. The lawsuit has not yet been certified, but Wagners Law (which advertises itself as a “serious injury law firm“) has filed a statement of claim with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court.
The possible lawsuit follows a weed recall issued after two pesticides—myclobutanil and bifenazate—banned from use in marijuana production by federal regulation were found in the weed. Because of these toxins, a voluntary Type 2 and 3 recall was issued. Health Canada describes Type 2 recalls as one where “exposure to a product may cause temporary adverse health consequences,” and Type 3 as where “exposure to a product is not likely to cause any adverse health consequences.”
A product issued by Organigram. Photo via Facebook.
This snafu got Organigram’s organic certification pulled and the company originally issued a full refund to its clients who purchased the recalled pot, but they eventually changed their minds and offered credit instead. The recall is expected to cost the company millions of dollars.
The plaintiff listed in the lawsuit, Dawn Rae Downton, was using Organigram’s product for arthritis and was exposed to the tainted weed. The lawsuit alleges Downton “severe nausea and vomiting within approximately two weeks after first consuming the Affected Product.”
In a press release issued on Tuesday, Organigram stated that they will “vigorously defend our company and its actions.” They company has already acquired some lawyers and it looks like Wagners Law has a fight on their hands. Organigram said they have conducted thorough investigation into how the two pesticides found their way into the sweet sticky-icky and will display the results on their website next week.
So, there we have it fam, weed has finally become so normalized that the people that manufacture and supply it, and their customers, both have to deal with the same standards that any other company would.
What a goddamn time to be alive, friends—let’s make the most of it until the inevitable Stephen King-esque apocalypse happens in the next few years.
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