Regulations
Your Partner in Cannabis
Green Waste Compliance
The Problem
While Colorado’s economy initially enjoyed a boom due to the rapid growth of the recreational and medical cannabis programs, a small, unrecognized issue grew into a big problem on city streets and at state and private landfills. Due to current regulations, licensed facilities that grow cannabis must effectively destroy the waste generated by their operations to make it “unusable”, and that waste must be mixed 50/50 with another state approved filler / amendment material to make it “unrecognizable”.
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Cannabis waste regulations are written this way in an effort to reduce diversion, or the act of distributing and selling legally grown cannabis in the black market. Much of the mixed waste ends up in a dumpster destined for the landfill. Unfortunately, due to the lack of standardized and accurate waste management methods, this waste can still be accessed and usable "on the streets".
The Facts
Effective January 1, 2021​
STATEMENT OF ADOPTION - Basis and Purpose 3-230
3-230 – Waste Disposal
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2. b. Requirements for Other Permitted and Sustainable Methods to Render Regulated Marijuana Waste Unusable and Unrecognizable.
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i. "A Regulated Marijuana Business may utilize on its own Licensed Premises or may Transfer Regulated Marijuana waste to another Regulated Marijuana Business..."
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ii. "A Regulated Marijuana Business may transfer only the stalks, stems, fan leaves, and roots from Regulated Marijuana to an area outside the Licensed Premises that is under the Licensee’s possession and control or to an unlicensed third-party that is registered and in good standing with the Colorado Secretary of State...".
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iv. "A Regulated Marijuana Business or an unlicensed third-party providing compliant waste remediation shall ensure that the organic composition of the Regulated Marijuana waste is permanently altered so that it is rendered Unusable and Unrecognizable".
The Solution
Cannacycl, in support of state regulations and a "full-circle" sustainability methodology is changing the business behavior of this dynamic, but maturing Colorado cannabis industry.
With over 6 years of services delivery and targeted customer consulting in Colorado, we have a proven track record of providing cost savings for our customers in areas of Labor and Waste Remediation. In the end, we address the known state compliance requirements our customers face with the MED or CDPHE.
Cannabis waste management industry regulations aren't easy to navigate. We can help.
"If you think compliance is expensive –
try non-compliance."
Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General,
Paul McNulty
