An OK Cannabis sign is displayed with marijuana products at Main Street Marijuana in Vancouver. The industry-led program randomly pulls products from store shelves to test for pesticides and other contaminants. (Nathan Howard/The Columbian)Photo Gallery
Recent customers at Main Street Marijuana in Vancouver’s Uptown Village neighborhood have likely noticed a new set of signs prominently displayed in some of the store’s display cases. They’re hard to miss: a giant red OK logo on a black background.
The signs come from an industry-led program called OK Cannabis, which offers testing services to detect pesticides and heavy metals in cannabis end products — the type of fully processed and packaged goods that consumers will find on store shelves.
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