Editor's Note: This article's intro paragraph is a little misleading, in my opinion, as Colorado's possible move away from requiring edible products to be stamped or otherwise marked to be recognizable as marijuana products once outside the packaging seems to be out of logistics, not as a matter of giving up.
It seems a solution would be to retain the requirement for foods that actually can reside individually and wholly separate from their wrappers. A marijuana-infused liquid really should never be outside of its packaging, right (unless it spills)? Loose granola may be a tough one, but at some point, parents need to take responsibility for themselves and their children. If you're going to fill a bowl with loose marijuana-infused granola, or sprinkle some on your yogurt, then you don't leave it sitting there where your kids can eat it. Period. What do you think?Â
DENVER–Colorado may give up on one of its toughest marijuana problems to emerge in the new market – making sure that edible pot products can't be confused with regular foods.
A bill up for its first vote Wednesday would repeal a 2014 Colorado requirement requiring pot foods to have a distinct look when out of the packaging. The bill strikes a requirement that edible pot be "clearly identifiable ... with a standard symbol indicating that it contains marijuana and is not for consumption by children."
The sponsor of the measure, Republican Sen. Owen Hill of Colorado Springs, said he'll suggest an amendment Wednesday to revive the requirement, but not for all foods.
