California Cannabis Compliance Report — September 2024
California published 9 recalls and 9 enforcement actions in September 2024. 3 cited label or cannabinoid-pipeline failures.
Recalls this month
DCC enforcement actions this month
Every enforcement action this month
| Date | Action | License type / status | Licensee | Sections cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/03/2024 | Citation and Fine |
Retailer
Annual
|
Cannaboutique Dispensary LLC
C10-0000489-LIC |
CCR §15041.4 CCR §15051 |
| 09/04/2024 | Annual License Denial |
Testing Laboratory
Annual Applicant
|
Verity Analytics LLC
C8-18-0000101-APP |
CCR §15010 CCR §15701 CCR §15702 CCR §15705 CCR §15712.1 CCR §15713 CCR §15713 CCR §15719 CCR §15726 CCR §15726 CCR §15726 CCR §15728 CCR §15730 CCR §15733 CCR §15733 CCR §15734 CCR §15734 |
| 09/13/2024 | Citation and Fine |
Retailer
Provisional
|
Cornerstone Health And Wellness
C10-0001053-LIC |
CCR §15043 CCR §15047.2 CCR §15049.3 BPC §26051.5 |
| 09/19/2024 | Citation and Fine |
Distribution
Annual
|
Lightwork Distributors LLC
C11-0000051-LIC |
CCR §15044 CCR §15048.1 CCR §15048.5 CCR §15049 CCR §15307.2 CCR §17223 |
| 09/20/2024 | Citation and Fine |
Testing Laboratory
Provisional
|
Encore Labs LLC
C8-0000086-LIC |
CCR §15037 CCR §15705 CCR §15708 CCR §15724 CCR §15726 |
| 09/25/2024 | Revocation |
Microbusiness
Provisional
|
TTF, Inc.
C12-0000102-LIC |
CCR §15027 CCR §15039 CCR §15044 CCR §15047.2 CCR §15048.5 CCR §15049 |
| 09/25/2024 | Suspension |
Cultivation
Provisional
|
LoveTree Farm
CCL18-0000452 |
CCR §15011 |
| 09/25/2024 | Suspension |
Cultivation
Provisional
|
Aco Rakocevic
CCL21-00001549 |
CCR §15010 CCR §15011 |
| 09/25/2024 | Suspension |
Cultivation
Provisional
|
Indoor Specialties Inc.
CCL21-0005565 |
CCR §15010 CCR §15011 CCR §15027 |
Every recall this month
| Date | Type | Category | Licensee | Product | DCC reason (verbatim) | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/06/2024 | Mandatory | Contamination |
K.U.S.H. (KINDER UNDERSTANDING SENSITIVE HEALING) COLLECTIVE
CDPH-10003907 |
Cloud Cannabis Oil Vaporizer Vape Cartridge | “Adulterated: Pesticide Category I Contamination (Chlorfenapyr)” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 09/06/2024 | Mandatory | Contamination |
K.U.S.H. (KINDER UNDERSTANDING SENSITIVE HEALING) COLLECTIVE
CDPH-10003907 |
Circles Cannabis Oil Vaporizer Vape Cartridge | “Adulterated: Pesticide Category I Contamination (Chlorfenapyr)” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 09/06/2024 | Voluntary | Label/data |
GC Global, LLC
C11-001436-LIC |
Retro Hits Premium Cannabis Distillate Vape Cartridge | “Misbranded: Other” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 09/11/2024 | Mandatory | Contamination |
Scislc, LLC
CDPH-10004614 |
CLSICS 10 Hash Infused Dog Walkers Infused Pre-Roll | “Adulterated: Pesticide Category I Contamination (Paclobutrazol)” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 09/12/2024 | Mandatory | Contamination |
LVLUP MANUFACTURING LLC
CDPH-10004713 |
Lime Ready to Roll Infused Flower | “Adulterated: Pesticide Category I Contamination (Chlorfenapyr)” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 09/12/2024 | Mandatory | Mixed |
LVLUP Manufacturing LLC
CDPH-10004713 |
Lime Ultra 5 Pack Infused Pre-Roll | “Adulterated and Misbranded: Pesticide Category I Contamination (Chlorfenapyr); Inaccurate Labeling (Cannabinoid inflation)” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 09/18/2024 | Mandatory | Contamination |
3L Distribution, Inc.
C12-0000512-LIC |
Mary Mary Premium Cannabis Pre-Roll | “Adulterated: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus niger); Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus terreus)” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 09/19/2024 | Mandatory | Contamination |
Event Horizon Technologies, Inc.
C11-0001065-LIC |
All natural Henry's Original Premium Cannabis Smokes Pre-Roll | “Adulterated: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus niger)” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 09/27/2024 | Mandatory | Mixed |
Higher Ground Holdings, LLC
C11-0001411-LIC |
Flower products packaged by Higher Ground Holdings, LLC Flower | “Adulterated and Misbranded: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus niger); Inaccurate Labeling (Cannabinoid inflation)” |
Internal → DCC → |
Trailing 12 months in context
Where this month sits in the trailing 12 months — recalls per month, with the label-pipeline share visible against the total.
| Month | Total recalls | Label-pipeline |
|---|---|---|
| October 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| December 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| January 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| February 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| March 2024 | 7 | 2 |
| April 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| May 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| June 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| July 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| August 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| September 2024 | 9 | 3 |
| Trailing-12 total | 47 | 15 |
About this report
This report is generated on the 1st of each month from data Phenominal Consulting maintains from two California Department of Cannabis Control public sources: recalls.cannabis.ca.gov (recall notices) and cannabis.ca.gov/cannabis-laws/compliance-action-records (enforcement actions — citations, suspensions, revocations, license denials). Every record on this report is sourced verbatim from a DCC public notice. The DCC portals are the authoritative source; if you find a discrepancy, the portal is correct — please let us know.
Category labels on recalls (contamination, label/data, mixed, other, packaging) are interpretive groupings applied by Phenominal Consulting based on the verbatim DCC reason language on each notice. They are not DCC's own classification. Enforcement action types (Citation and Fine, Suspension, Revocation, Annual License Denial) are DCC's own labels.
Counts reflect each separately-published record on the DCC portals. DCC publishes one recall row per recalled SKU; a single enforcement event that pulls multiple SKUs publishes as multiple rows. Enforcement actions are counted once per published action.
Report generated May 19, 2026 · 11:42 AM GMT+0000. Underlying data refreshed daily. Current live tracker: phenominal.io/recalls.
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