No Stop-Sign Symbol Headed To Edible Pot In Colorado
DENVER (AP) - Colorado has backed off a plan to require edible marijuana products to come with a stop-sign stamp.
State marijuana regulators released an updated proposal this week detailing the state's upcoming requirement that pot-infused cookies, brownies and other foods have a distinct look when outside the packaging.
The Marijuana Enforcement Division originally proposed a red octagon marking with the letters THC inside. The updated proposal makes the octagon a triangle, still with the letters THC inside to indicate the drug's psychoactive ingredient. The stamp on the actual product does not have to be red.
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Manufacturers complained that a stop-sign shape implied that the products are dangerous and shouldn't be consumed. .
The revised proposal goes for a public hearing next week. The rule takes effect in 2016.
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