IMO there absolutely shouldn’t be.
carts were legal by OLCC standards when sold to dispensaries.
when rules changed, dispensaries were informed that they had 6 months to sell inventory
producer made multiple attempts to buy back carts before that six months expired.
A preliminary investigation by the OLCC indicates that a combined total of more than 5,000 units of the products were manufactured between August 2021 and February 2022; not all of the products were distributed. The licensee has been cooperating with the OLCC to track down the distributed product.
ok, rules changes dec 28 2021. “not to be sold after july 2022”.
On December 28, 2021, the OLCC adopted new marijuana rules in OAR Chapter 845, Divisions 25 and 26. The rules place limits on the use of artificially derived cannabinoids in consumer products and create labeling requirements for any products containing artificially derived cannabinoids.
On and after July 1, 2022, retailers may not sell any product containing an artificially derived cannabinoid unless it has an OLCC-approved label that says “Artificially Derived Cannabinoid” in the product identity. Additionally, all products containing artificially derived cannabinoids must meet the requirements in OAR 845-025-1310. This means that products containing artificially derived Delta-8-THC can no longer be sold starting July 1, 2022.
https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/marijuana/Documents/Bulletins/Compliance-2022-02.pdf which was sent out just two weeks before “thou shall not sell!”
I get that OLCC needs these off the shelf…but as a producer, WTF do you do when dispensaries won’t return product that isn’t legal to sell?
edit: and this was really the first bulletin sent on on the subject: https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/marijuana/Documents/Bulletins/Compliance_2021_04.pdf
which was posted here when it came out: New OLCC rules for artificially derived cannabinoids and CRC