Curaleaf in Mount Dora, Florida, has to be the worse cannabis facilities I have ever worked in. The processes that they practice are disgusting. I had been working there for over a year, and the things I saw were outrageous -- from processing cannabis that is infested with bugs, to trying to wash off cannabis flowers that have tested too high in residual pesticides. The higher-ups in this company think they know everything, but really have little to no experience managing cannabis cultivation, and have no interest in being a part of the culture that has made this possible for greedy businessmen, like Curaleaf, to get into the marijuana industry.

Curaleaf had a problem with broad mites in a few places recently, and instead of cutting down and restarting, they used Abamectin on the plants. Abamectin is the active ingredient in Avid -- they opted not to use Avid because it is a product that is "not allowed," so they went around that regulation by just using the main ingredient. This chemical caused one of the employees to break out in hives and swell up. Her reaction to the chemical on the plant was very serious.

Also, I was blown away to learn that Curaleaf had planted auto flowers that were, unfortunately, put in conditions so humid and wet that the plants ended up producing a lot of mold. When asked about it, one of the higher-ups named Elvin was quoted, “I was told by a scientist that mold increases resin production.“ This is when I knew for certain that these people have no idea what they are doing.

If you thought Curaleaf disposed of its dirty and compromised cannabis product, you would be wrong -- Curaleaf processes all moldy and high-pesticide products into oil, and has sold it branded as "Watermelon OG." Curaleaf is always talking about "the patients," but really only care about the money, and will do any thing to make their profit.

On another occassion, I have watched as employees are told to wash away flower that has bud rot -- they have a 'special' machine that they say "kills all mold spores in the flower, making it safe for processing." They should not be putting cannabis flower into a machine or be trying to wash away rot and other dangerous factors. Dirty product should only be disposed of. However, Curaleaf does not seem to understand that when a crop fails, you have to take the money loss and start again new. I have seen multiple head-growers come and go, the guy Curaleaf has now is named Joseph Levy, he comes from a Monsanto background, and he has been mostly in control of their process as of lately. Since Levy has taken over, Curaleaf has had multiple crops fail for too high of pesticides. Levy's solution to the high tests was to leave the plants under the sun, hoping it would "break down the residual pesticides making the flower safe to smoke." So for about 3-4 weeks that’s what he told his employees to do with the plants. Levy also tried to wash the flowers off in h202 "to wash away the residual pesticides." When someone spoke up and told Levy and owners of Curaleaf that this was wrong, he was fired for his opinion. It is a shame that a person who was just trying to do his job was let go for it. Curaleaf does not want to hear what anyone has to say if it’s not in-line with their own agenda -- Curaleaf only cares about making a profit and not loosing money.

Finally, Curaleaf consistantly misrepresents products and labeling. The 'live resin' cartridges Curaleaf sells are actually not flash-frozen plant material, in fact, Curaleaf cartridges are only distillate with terpenes reintroduced. Yes, they recover the terpenes, but in no way is that considered 'live resin.' I would never support this company or buy any of their products. Curalaef only cares about their profit. Employees are treated as if they are quick to replace, and whoever speaks up is quickly dismissed.

We even had a positive case of the Coronavirus here, and they still make everyone come to work. Curaleaf did not take the precausions to sanitize the facility like they should have, and since it has been nonstop work. I really hope this brings light to the shitty practices at Curaleaf and helps people make better choices and where to go. I have more info but this is what I chose to write about right now.

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