Ontario Cannabis Producer Caught Relabelling Black Market Weed To Make It Look Legal

gb123

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cant trust who else :lol:
they're the only one who has been caught ....SO FAR :lol: why not grow other crops beside the ones you already have :idea::idea::idea::idea::idea::idea:
ITS A CASH CROP:idea::idea::idea: NO ONE WOULD EVER KNOW ABOUT lol.
.even the workers dont have to know lol
:idea::idea::idea:
 

gb123

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Canadian cannabis producer CannTrust has just decided to restructure its workforce after several problems with their product and the way it is produced. 180 jobs have been cut since Health Canada has cracked down on the company for growing illegal pot in an unlicensed greenhouse, among other concerns. The CannTrust probe has resulted in the Ontario Cannabis Store returning almost $3 million worth of weed to the company.

Last week, Health Canada deemed CannTrust's Vaughan manufacturing facility non-compliant with the federal regulator's standards. This happened after they discovered in July that CannTrust was using rooms in an unlicenced greenhouse to grow cannabis at their location in Pelham, Ontario.


Bloomberg reported that Canntrust staff brought black market seeds into the growing facility at Pelham, Ontario. Their sources say that employees brought in as many as 20 illegal strains and changed their names to those that the company was licensed to sell.

Over a thousand illegal plants were grown and flowered at CannTrust's facility. It is unknown how many of the plants were actually sold, but Bloomberg spoke with sources with direct knowledge about the operations.

These sources said that several unauthorized strains re-labelled under the “Cannatonic” strain entered the recreational market. "Citradelic Sunset" and "Code Black OG" were among the illegal strains that were relabelled.


“I can guarantee you they would harvest [plants that originated from black market seeds], trim them and send them out … Guaranteed, they went to the legal market. I can tell you 100 per cent they did,” one of the sources said to Bloomberg.

Under the Cannabis Act, the penalty for illegal distribution or sale of cannabis can result in imprisonment for a term of up to 14 years.
While Health Canada has not ordered a recall on any CannTrust products, they did place a hold on approximately 5,200 kg of dried cannabis in July. CannTrust itself had also put 7,500 kg of dried cannabis equivalent on voluntary hold from distribution, CP24 reports. That is a sale freeze on more than 12,000 kilos of weed.


“We have made the extremely difficult decision to restructure our workforce to reflect the current requirements of our business,” said Robert Marcovitch, interim head of CannTrust Holdings. "These changes also position the Company to better serve our patients and customers with high quality, innovative products in the future."

So far, about 20% of their workforce has been laid off.
 

gb123

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“I can guarantee you they would harvest [plants that originated from black market seeds], trim them and send them out … Guaranteed, they went to the legal market. I can tell you 100 per cent they did,” one of the sources said to Bloomberg.

Under the Cannabis Act, the penalty for illegal distribution or sale of cannabis can result in imprisonment for a term of up to 14 years.
 

odam2k

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“I can guarantee you they would harvest [plants that originated from black market seeds], trim them and send them out … Guaranteed, they went to the legal market. I can tell you 100 per cent they did,” one of the sources said to Bloomberg.

Under the Cannabis Act, the penalty for illegal distribution or sale of cannabis can result in imprisonment for a term of up to 14 years.
It's gonna be interesting to see if they set a precedent by not prosecuting to the full extent of the law. LP\s should be held to a higher standard than your average person, just like police officers, they hold a special position of responsibility, and if they can't obey the law, how the heck are the rest of us supposed to?
 

oddish

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Guaranteed all LP’s have done this...cannatrust is just the first one who got caught!
I wouldn't go that far. These LPs have millions of dollars in funding and they're not all willing to risk that just to import a BM strain.

In the beginning ALL lp genetics came from the BM, hell they would have ZERO genetics otherwise.
In the beginning the regulations were pretty relaxed, then they tightened up quickly.
With that said, importing seeds from other countries and getting cuttings from Denver were both happening in the beginning, in addition to purchasing seeds off the MMAR.
Most of the genetics came from MMAR gardens, many of which were biker grows. Technically, that product was not black market, it was DG grown and that's why it was approved.
 

AquaTerra

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I wouldn't go that far. These LPs have millions of dollars in funding and they're not all willing to risk that just to import a BM strain.



In the beginning the regulations were pretty relaxed, then they tightened up quickly.
With that said, importing seeds from other countries and getting cuttings from Denver were both happening in the beginning, in addition to purchasing seeds off the MMAR.
Most of the genetics came from MMAR gardens, many of which were biker grows. Technically, that product was not black market, it was DG grown and that's why it was approved.
LOL biker grow are outnumbered by normal everyday people 1-10. If they were not black market as you why would you bring up that they were biker grows? Lot of FUD going on in your posts.
 

oddish

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LOL biker grow are outnumbered by normal everyday people 1-10. If they were not black market as you why would you bring up that they were biker grows? Lot of FUD going on in your posts.
I'm pointing out that technically (I should have said "legally") they are not black market grows.
They all have MMAR / DG paperwork and that's why the transfers were possible.
Health Canada allowed LPs to import product from MMAR gardens, as long as they had the paperwork to transfer the products.
Many of these plants were transferred, grown and failed to pass the standards, requiring them to irradiate it all, which is where some of the LPs paniced and started to make risky decisions.
 

gb123

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LOL biker grow are outnumbered by normal everyday people 1-10. If they were not black market as you why would you bring up that they were biker grows? Lot of FUD going on in your posts.
one thing we agree on is

the WEED KILLER AINT HERE for good reason... :)

I'm pointing out that technically (I should have said "legally") they are not black market grows.
They all have MMAR / DG paperwork and that's why the transfers were possible.
Health Canada allowed LPs to import product from MMAR gardens, as long as they had the paperwork to transfer the products.
Many of these plants were transferred, grown and failed to pass the standards, requiring them to irradiate it all, which is where some of the LPs paniced and started to make risky decisions.
HOLY SHIT! just shaken my head here:lol:
 

oddish

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LOL biker grow are outnumbered by normal everyday people 1-10.
To be clear, I am aware that the overall group has bikers as a minority, but big LPs like Tilray made deals with some of the largest grows to import product, many of which were bikers. I'm specifically talking about the ones that sold to LPs, not the overall pool of MMAR.
 

oddish

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Someone on this very forum spoke about it, but I got the same information from another LP and I was selling software to an LP when they were approached to make a similar deal.

None of this can be verified 100%, but my source works there and I have no reason not to believe him (I trust him to guard my garden). Kinda confirms the suspicions everyone has had. The story I got was they have been supplementing their product availability with the help of a certain group [...] The product recall for pesticide traces was not for weed grown in their facility. Now would be a perfect time for stories of LP criminal activity to hit the media.
 

Farmer.J

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To be clear, I am aware that the overall group has bikers as a minority, but big LPs like Tilray made deals with some of the largest grows to import product, many of which were bikers. I'm specifically talking about the ones that sold to LPs, not the overall pool of MMAR.
I've stated here before that when I first got my prescription I bought from Lp's for a few months. Tried like 9 strains of Aphria and 1 tweed, all dogshit. Tilray was slightly better, but higher prices.
Pretty sure the only good bag of LP weed I ever bought was Island sweet Skunk from tilray and I wouldn't be surprised if they bought that from some bikers, because it was actually good. Second time I ordered it, they jacked up the price and it was the worst dogshit I got from them. I'm guessing they grew that bag. Next doctor appointment I sent the acmpr paperwork away and started growing again. Really wish all the money I wasted would have went to grow equipment and new genetics.
 

oddish

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Tried like 9 strains of Aphria and 1 tweed, all dogshit. Tilray was slightly better, but higher prices.
I've had flower from a few places and none of it is ever good quality, it's always dry as the desert and sometimes it's a complete dud.
Unfortunately, even this poorly grown crap gets people high on a Friday night, so it's going to continue selling well.
 

odam2k

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I've stated here before that when I first got my prescription I bought from Lp's for a few months. Tried like 9 strains of Aphria and 1 tweed, all dogshit. Tilray was slightly better, but higher prices.
Pretty sure the only good bag of LP weed I ever bought was Island sweet Skunk from tilray and I wouldn't be surprised if they bought that from some bikers, because it was actually good. Second time I ordered it, they jacked up the price and it was the worst dogshit I got from them. I'm guessing they grew that bag. Next doctor appointment I sent the acmpr paperwork away and started growing again. Really wish all the money I wasted would have went to grow equipment and new genetics.
I went through almost exactly the same thing, and felt the same way after. It got to the point where if I bought all the pot for my prescription from them, it would be nearly $600 per month went back to my "old friend" and it was less than $300 a month, and now growing it myself, well, I dunno, but we have a bit of extra money left each month now which I spend on my automation project instead.
 

gb123

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I knew better ..(:


..There;s NO WAY IN HELL ID BE SET FOR 3g's a month of poison:idea::finger::spew:

LP's ARE RECREATION ONLY
NOT MEDICAL
THEY NEVER HAVE BEEN
and
THEY WILL NEVER BE of MEDICAL USE!!:idea::idea::idea::idea::idea::idea::idea::idea::hump::hump::hump::hump::hump::hump::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:

KNOWN FACT and until everyone realize s that... tough for them lol
 
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