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One Attorney’s Advice: You Gotta Give Current Edible Regulations a Chance

In many respects, Colorado is leading all cannabis states into the 21st century of cannabis regulation. On a seemingly monthly basis, Colorado confronts first impression cannabis issues with which other states have yet to grapple. One of those emerging issues…

Edible Marijuana Use Growing Rapidly – Along With Concerns

Use of edible Marijuana is increasing across the U.S. and the seriousness of the situation can be gauged from the fact that there has been a massive increase in police seizure of edible marijuana across the country. Pot edibles as…

A Continuing Challenge in Colorado: Educating About Edibles

A year of debate, a slew of labeling regulations and multiple educational campaigns have not been effective in answering a critical question surrounding marijuana-infused edible products: How do you stop a consumer from eating too much? Edibles — once thought…

Oregon’s Marijuana-Infused Edibles May be Delayed Until 2017

Oregon's regulated recreational marijuana industry is expected to roll out sometime next year, but you may not see cannabis-infused edibles for sale until early 2017. Citing the complexity of regulating edibles, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission this month asked the Oregon…

More Celebrities Are Lending Their Names to Commercial Marijuana Brands

First came marijuana legalization. And now comes commercialization. Late last month, Willie Nelson announced plans to open a chain of marijuana stores in states such as California, Colorado and Washington, with a spokesman likening the business model to “a Whole…

Colorado May Give Up on Restrictions for Edible Packaging

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…

Marijuana Edible Products Need Stronger Regulation, Stanford Professors Say

March 12, 2015
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States that have legalized marijuana need to put strong restrictions on the drug's edible products, according to two Stanford law professors. In a new article in the New England Journal of Medicine, Robert MacCoun and Michelle Mello of Stanford Law…

Marijuana Edibles: Oregon Tests Show Wildly Varied Potency Levels

A cancer patient buying a $20 Coma Treats personal pizza expects the buzz and knockout pain relief that comes with 350 milligrams of THC, the ingredient that would likely give even an experienced consumer an intense high. But the pizza…

Ben & Jerry’s Cannabis Ice Cream? How Legal Marijuana is Changing Business

March 5, 2015
John Hollon
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With recreational marijuana now legal in four states and Washington D.C., entrepreneurs are beginning to think about how to capitalize on this new market. But cannabis ice cream? Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of the Vermont-based Ben & Jerry's…

Colorado’s First Report: Nearly 5 Million Marijuana Edibles Sold Last Year

March 2, 2015
John Hollon
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Nearly 5 million marijuana-infused edibles and almost 150,000 pounds of cannabis flower were purchased in legal Colorado stores and dispensaries in 2014, yet only 67 of Colorado's 321 total jurisdictions allow the sale of medical and recreational pot, according to…

Marijuana Edibles Companies Face Challenge of Child-Proofing Product

DENVER (MainStreet) — When new regulations for packaging edibles went into effect this month, infused-product manufacturer Dixie Elixirs pulled its signature sodas out of dispensaries. The company has been working on developing a new to comply with the Colorado mandate that all…