Flower products packaged by Higher Ground Holdings, LLC Flower
Public-records data from the California Department of Cannabis Control. Original notice on recalls.cannabis.ca.gov.
Recall reason
“Adulterated and Misbranded: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus niger); Inaccurate Labeling (Cannabinoid inflation)”
The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is issuing this notice of mandatory recall for multiple flower products packaged by Higher Ground Holdings, LLC due to the presence of Aspergillus niger and due to inaccurate labeling, that reports more cannabinoid content than the products contain.DCC Recall Publication Date9/27/2024
DCC verbatim phrases cited on this recall
These are the exact regulator phrases extracted from the DCC reason text on this recall. They are the regulator's words, not editorial summaries.
Product details
- Product type
- Flower
- Brand
- Higher Ground Holdings, LLC
- Business website
- https://www.hgh-cm.com/
- DCC recall ID
676321559f9bcc32fed462a9- Source URL
- View on recalls.cannabis.ca.gov →
Licensees implicated
California cannabis recalls frequently name multiple licensees in different roles — the legal business of record (distributor or retailer), the manufacturer that produced the product, and the packager that prepared it for retail sale. All roles published on the DCC portal are reproduced below.
| Role | Licensee | License number | License type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Business | Higher Ground Holdings, LLC |
C11-0001411-LIC
|
C11 Distributor |
| Packaged By | Higher Ground Holdings, LLC |
C11-0001411-LIC
|
C11 Distributor |
Product details
Each row below is a separately-tagged unit on the DCC recall notice. The UID number is the per-unit Metrc tracking tag — the regulator-stamped identifier that follows the unit from cultivation through retail. If you handle California cannabis distribution, you can match these UIDs against your inventory.
| Product | Batch | Size | UID | Date packaged | Date sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devil Driver | B2R3 |
3.5 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Devil Driver | B2R3 |
14 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Fire OG | B2R3 |
3.5 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Fire OG | B2R3 |
28 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Gaffey Runtz | B2R3 |
14 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Gaffey Runtz | B2R3 |
28 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Gello | B2R3 |
3.5 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Gello | B2R3 |
14 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Kush Mintz | B2R3 |
3.5 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Kush Mintz | B2R3 |
7 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Legend OG | B2R3 |
28 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Lemon Cherry Gelato | B2R3 |
14 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Orange PP | B2R3 |
28 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Orange PP | B2R3 |
3.5 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Private Reserve OG | B2R3 |
3.5 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Red Bull | B2R3 |
3.5 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Sunset Sherb | B2R3 |
3.5 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
| Wedding Cake | B2R3 |
28 grams | 1A4060300038721000000836 |
On or after July 15, 2024 | On or after July 31, 2024 |
Locations where this product was sold
Retail licensees that received the recalled product. Each location's license number links to that retailer's full recall history.
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|---|---|---|
| LOS ANGELES | BARR CORPORATION |
C10-0000191-LIC
|
| LOS ANGELES | THE GREEN CO. DISPENSARY INC. |
C10-0000854-LIC
|
| LOS ANGELES | HIGHWAY CAREGIVERS INC |
C10-0000938-LIC
|
| LOS ANGELES | PIRATE TOWN CANNABIS COMPANY, LLC |
C10-0000964-LIC
|
| LOS ANGELES | ZEN MEDICAL GARDEN CORPORATION |
C12-0000080-LIC
|
| RIVERSIDE | Excel Riverside, Inc. |
C10-0000876-LIC
|
| SAN DIEGO | OLIVE TREE PATIENTS ASSOCIATION |
C10-0000384-LIC
|
| SAN DIEGO | HILLSIDE HOLISTIC |
C10-0000771-LIC
|
| SAN LUIS OBISPO | PAPA BEAR FARMS LLC |
C9-0000449-LIC
|
| SANTA BARBARA | SOCAL’S CHOICE INC. |
C10-0000080-LIC
|
| SANTA BARBARA | FIREFLY DELIVERY LLC |
C9-0000649-LIC
|
| TULARE | J STREET SOLUTIONS, LLC |
C10-0000783-LIC
|
Showing 1–12 of 12 locations.
Cite this page
Phenominal Consulting. (2026). Flower products packaged by Higher Ground Holdings, LLC Flower — California cannabis recall, September 27, 2024. Phenominal recall index. Retrieved May 20, 2026, from https://phenominal.io/recalls/676321559f9bcc32fed462a9. Underlying data: California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), recalls.cannabis.ca.gov.
Recall data refreshes daily. When citing this page in a context where the recall classification (Voluntary / Mandatory) or licensee assignment is load-bearing, also reference the authoritative DCC source above.
This page reproduces public-records data from the California Department of Cannabis Control's recall portal at recalls.cannabis.ca.gov. Phenominal Consulting maintains an organized index of the portal, refreshed daily. The underlying recall text is reproduced verbatim from the DCC notice. Category labels (contamination, label/data, mixed, other, packaging) are interpretive groupings applied by Phenominal Consulting based on the DCC reason language; they are not DCC's own classification. For the authoritative version of this recall, refer to the DCC portal. For full methodology and citation format, see the data page.
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