Edible Marijuana Products in Colorado to Be Labeled With Red Stop Sign
According to a draft of new rules released on Wednesday by Colorado marijuana regulators, edible marijuana products will soon have red stop sign label. There are chances that the state will soon ban the word ‘candy’ from edible pot products.
The new symbol has to be on individual edible items, and not just labels. It is an octagon stop-sign shape with the letters ‘THC’ to indicate marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient. Also, liquid marijuana products will be limited to single-serve packaging defined as 10 milligrams of THC.
Regulators earlier rejected the proposal to make edible pot with a weed-leaf symbol after parents complained the symbol would simply attract children, rather dissuading them from eating the products.
The proposed rules also put a ban on premade edible items; it would also ban a manufacturer from buying bulk candy and spraying it with cannabis oil, such as grinding up chocolate chip cookies to make a cheesecake crust.
Now manufacturers have complained that the rule needs some more clarification because manufacturers routinely use premade products.
The proposed rules were released as the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division works on new guidelines for edible marijuana, which can be baked into cookies or brownies or added to a dizzying array of items from sodas, to pasta sauces, to granolas.
The agency failed in its previous attempt last year to implement a requirement that edible marijuana have a distinct look when outside of its packaging. The state has already banned pot manufacturers from using cartoon characters on packaging or making ‘look-alike’ products such as candies designed to mimic common foods.