AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) is today issuing a health and safety recall for Yani adult use vape cartridges of the strain “Watermelon Chimera.” The affected products were produced by NorCO Outdoor Cannabis and sold at 21 adult use retail stores located in Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Bethel, Carrabassett Valley, Chelsea, Damariscotta, Eliot, Fairfield, Guilford, Lewiston, Milo, Peru, Portland, Presque Isle, Rockland, Stratton, Thomaston, and Waterville.
Following an investigation into a consumer complaint about an adverse health reaction, OCP conducted an investigation that included testing on the batch of vape cartridges alleged to have caused the adverse reaction. The products are being recalled due to those testing results showing unsafe levels of the pesticide Chlorfenapyr.
Inhaling cannabis containing unsafe levels of Chlorfenapyr can lead to high fever, sweating, nausea, vomiting, and/or altered mental status. Consumers who purchased these products should return them to the retailer or dispose of them. Any consumer who has ingested these products and is experiencing symptoms or adverse reactions should contact a healthcare provider immediately or dial 911 if there is a medical emergency.
All adult use cannabis is required to have a label affixed to the package that indicates the product’s batch number. Consumers should check the label of their vape products for the batch number listed below under “Product Information”.
This recall affects the following products sold in Maine between July 10, 2025, and October 16, 2025, at the following adult use retail store locations:
Product Information
Strain name: Watermelon Chimera
Product type: 0.5-gram live resin vape cartridges and 1-gram live resin vape cartridges
Batch number: 1A40D0300006145000011115
Dates sold: July 10, 2025 – October 16, 2025
Retail Store Information
Store name / license: Belvidere Farm / AMS794
Location: 185 Pleasant St, Rockland, ME 04841
Store name / license: Cannabis Cured / AMS564
Location: 49 Bangor Mall Blvd, Bangor, ME 04401
Store name / license: Cannabis Cured / AMS1194
Location: 312 Mayville Rd Unit 4, Bethel, ME 04217
Store name / license: Cannabis Cured / AMS809
Location: 1215 Carrabassett Dr, Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947
Store name / license: Cannabis Cured / AMS1399
Location: 53A Chapman St, Damariscotta, ME 04543
Store name / license: Cannabis Cured / AMS1193
Location: 28 Levesque Dr Suite 16, Eliot, ME 03903
Store name / license: Cannabis Cured / AMS1241
Location: 228 Norridgewock Rd, Fairfield, ME 04937
Store name / license: Cannabis Cured / AMS252
Location: 442 Fore St, Portland, ME 04101
Store name / license: Cannabis Cured / AMS124
Location: 152 Main St, Stratton, ME 04982
Store name / license: Cannabis Cured / AMS565
Location: 155 New County Rd, Thomaston, ME 04861
Store name / license: Cannabis Haven / AMS1302
Location: 20 Union St Unit C, Auburn, ME 04210
Store name / license: Cannabis Haven / AMS1660
Location: 265 Western Ave, Augusta, ME 04330
Store name / license: Cannabis Haven / AMS1643
Location: 806 Sabattus St Suite 2, Lewiston, ME 04240
Store name / license: Cannabis Haven / AMS1508
Location: 341 Main St, Waterville, ME 04901
Store name / license: Garden Lites 420 / AMS476
Location: 16 North Main St, Peru, ME 04290
Store name / license: GreenLife Guilford / AMS1558
Location: 6 Hudson Ave, Guilford, ME 04443
Store name / license: GreenLife Milo / AMS764
Location: 19 Park St, Milo, ME 04463
Store name / license: Hive, LLC / AMS1144
Location: 52 River Rd, Chelsea, ME 04330
Store name / license: OMG Cannabis Co. / AMS400
Location: 47 India St Suite C, Portland, ME 04101
Store name / license: Royal Leaf Apothecary / AMS416
Location: 415 Main St, Presque Isle, ME 04769
Store name / license: The Joint.me / AMS1182
Location: 1140 Brighton Ave Suite C, Portland, ME 04102
Additional information about this recall is available at https://www.maine.gov/dafs/ocp/recalls/norco-10-2025.
About the Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP)
The Mills Administration created the Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) within the Department of Administration and Financial Services (DAFS) in February 2019. The Office is responsible for the oversight of all aspects of legalized cannabis in Maine, including the Medical Use of Cannabis Program and the Adult Use Cannabis Program.
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