Pubdate: Sat, 02 Aug 2014
Source: Denver Post (CO)
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Author: Kristen Wyatt, The Associated Press
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RULES GROUP IN THE WEEDS OVER VARIETIES OF EDIBLE POT

GOLDEN (AP) - The first meeting Friday of edible marijuana makers,
state regulators and pot critics ran into controversy early. Many seem
to agree that pot cookies and candies should come with identifiable
markers or colors. But what about marijuana-infused honey? Or pasta
sauce?

Colorado opened recreational marijuana to adults over 21 in January.
Since then, sales have boomed for edible pot, considered a tastier or
healthier alternative to smoking weed. Now regulators are looking for
ways to make sure no one accidentally eats or drinks the drug.

"I want to know what's a Duncan Hines brownie and what's a marijuana
brownie, just by looking at it. Whether you're 5 or 50, people need to
know what that is," said Rep. Jonathan Singer, D-Longmont, who
sponsored the new law requiring edible marijuana to be "clearly
identifiable."

Marijuana food and drink makers who are helping to write those
regulations didn't seem to oppose stamps or marks on easily marked
products such as hard candies or chocolate bars.

But the work group tripped up when contemplating all the varieties of
foods that can be infused with marijuana's psychoactive ingredient,
THC. Liquids, powdered-drink mixes, and even meats and cereals can be
infused with THC.

"How are we going to be able to make these edibles identifiable to the
public, so that they know this is marijuana?" said Gina Carbone, a
volunteer for SMART Colorado, a group critical of the marijuana industry.

The panel, which made no decisions Friday, plans to meet twice more
before making a recommendation to the legislature in February.
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