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Colorado Marijuana Regulators Failed to Protect Consumers From Potential Contamination, Audit Finds

By Christopher Osher, ProPublica · October 21, 2026

The agency charged with regulating Colorado’s first-in-the-nation legal recreational marijuana market potentially put consumers at risk of using contaminated products, a new state audit found. The report pointed to inconsistent oversight by the Marijuana Enforcement Division and loose state rules around testing…

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Colorado Marijuana Regulators Failed to Protect Consumers From Potential Contamination, Audit Finds

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