Colorado may soon end the use of the word "candy" on the many marijuana edibles marketed in the U.S. state. A draft of new rules released Tuesday by state marijuana regulators are now on the way of getting regulated in this state.
"The new pot symbol -- an octagon stop-sign shape with the letters "THC" to indicate marijuana's psychoactive ingredient -- would have to be on individual edible items, not just labels," Denver Post reports. Likewise, the new guidelines would limit liquid marijuana products to single-serve packaging, which should only contain 10 mm of THC.
Regulators have already said no to an recent proposal to mark marijuana products only with a weed leaf symbol following a protest from a group of parents' that claimed the symbol would only entice rather than discourage the young ones from buying the products.
The Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division was responsible for the release of the new guideline for edible marijuana products, which range from stuffs that could be baked into cookies or brownies or could be used as ingredients to other products.
Manufacturers are no longer allowed to use packages with cartoon characters for their pot manufacture. They are also not allowed to make "look-alike" products, particularly candies to mimic ordinary foods. Nevertheless, there were a handful of incidents wherein individuals mistakenly consumed pots, just like what happened to a man who was rushed to the hospital after he accidentally dosed pot-infused chocolate during the Denver County Fair last year.
Nevertheless, the new rules for edible pot are still subject for a hearing before it is finally enforced.
Marijuana regulators in Colorado are given until January to implement a 2014 law that requires edible marijuana to have a distinct look when already taken out from its package.
