CARMICHAELS, Pa. — Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a cease and desist order to AGRiMED Industries of PA, LLC to stop harvesting, cutting or destroying marijuana plants without a department inspector present at the company's facility.
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Health officials said a surprise inspection found a number of violations. Officials said during the inspection, AGRiMED was not able to produce records showing how or when employees destroyed mature marijuana plants. Additionally, health officials said the company could not provide security camera footage of the destruction of the plants because the camers were often not working.
The agency said plants that reach maturity and are not processed must either be harvested, trimmed or destroyed.
The cease and desist order states the company will be allowed to cultivate marijuana plants, but they are forbidden from removing anything from the plants outside the presence of a department inspector. Furthermore, the company is not allowed to turn off security equipment at any time without getting the okay from health officials.
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