Colorado's edible cannabis products might soon include a label with a red "THC" stop sign, based on the draft of new rules released on August 11, Tuesday by state regulators of marijuana. If passed, the regulations could affect a wide array of products including THC-infused granolas, cookies, brownies, and sodas. In addition, the Western state may ban the term "candy" on edible pot treats, even if they are sweets such as gummy bears or lollipops.
The new symbol is an octagon-shaped stop sign with the letters "THC." That is the abbreviation for the product's psychoactive ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol, which produces a "high." It would be required not only on labeling but also the units of edible items.
In addition, the limit for marijuana products in liquid form would be single servings. That is equal to 10 milligrams of THC, according to The Denver Post.
Yet another proposed rule for pot products would be to ban premade items, such as by spraying bulk candy with cannabis oil, according to NYC Today. Manufacturers of such items want more details. The reason is that those kinds of products are quite common in their product lines.
A previous proposal was to use a weed-leaf symbol to mark edible pot. However, a parents' group argued that the symbol might attract children if they could not decipher the hemp plant. Thus, regulators voted to reject it.
The state has already banned producers of edible marijuana items from making knock-offs of everyday foods. It has also prohibited cartoon characters on their packaging.
However, some people are still eating pot by mistake. In one famous case last year a man was hospitalized after unintentionally eating cannabis-infused chocolate the Denver County Fair. In March at a Michigan father also required medical attention after eating one of his daughter's pot brownies.
The new edible marijuana rules will be debated in a public hearing. Afterwards they could be implemented.