Jacob Redmond
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States'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 Legislature for authority to delay the licensing of edible manufacturers. Lawmakers have not taken action on the liquor commission's request.
The agency asked the Oregon Health Authority to convene a panel of public health and medical experts to examine the issue of serving sizes for the recreational market. Colorado and Washington established a recommended serving as 10 milligrams of THC for edible products, but Oregon officials want more information before settling on a dose.
"There is little conclusive scientific evidence to support this number," liquor control commission staff wrote in testimony submitted to the legislative committee looking at issues related to the state's marijuana law.
Marijuana-infused edibles are a popular part of the state's medical marijuana dispensary program. State rules require child-resistant and opaque packaging of medical marijuana products so the item isn't visible from the outside. The packaging may not feature cartoons or images other than the dispensary's logo. The product itself also may not be brightly colored, or in the shape of an animal or any other commercially recognizable toy or candy.
The health authority, which oversees medical marijuana dispensaries, doesn't limit potency or the types of products that can be sold in a regulated medical marijuana dispensary.
The liquor control commission outlined a range of issues it must confront as it drafts rules for the recreational marijuana industry. Among them: How many servings should a product contain? What kinds of testing should edibles undergo before landing on store shelves? How should edible products be labeled? What types of consumer safety information and advice about consumption should labels contain? Should the state limit the types of products allowed on the recreational market? (Colorado does not limit edibles. Washington allows only non-perishable marijuana-infused products.) What kind of advertising and packaging restrictions should be adopted?
Agency staff, in a memo to lawmakers, wrote that Colorado and Washington are potential models for Oregon, "but OLCC wishes to work with experts in children behavior to assure that products sold in OLCC licensed retail establishes cannot be confused with non-marijuana products."
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Citing the complexity of regulating edibles, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission this month asked the Oregon Legislature for authority to delay the licensing of edible manufacturers. Lawmakers have not taken action on the liquor commission's request.
The agency asked the Oregon Health Authority to convene a panel of public health and medical experts to examine the issue of serving sizes for the recreational market. Colorado and Washington established a recommended serving as 10 milligrams of THC for edible products, but Oregon officials want more information before settling on a dose.
"There is little conclusive scientific evidence to support this number," liquor control commission staff wrote in testimony submitted to the legislative committee looking at issues related to the state's marijuana law.
Marijuana-infused edibles are a popular part of the state's medical marijuana dispensary program. State rules require child-resistant and opaque packaging of medical marijuana products so the item isn't visible from the outside. The packaging may not feature cartoons or images other than the dispensary's logo. The product itself also may not be brightly colored, or in the shape of an animal or any other commercially recognizable toy or candy.
The health authority, which oversees medical marijuana dispensaries, doesn't limit potency or the types of products that can be sold in a regulated medical marijuana dispensary.
The liquor control commission outlined a range of issues it must confront as it drafts rules for the recreational marijuana industry. Among them: How many servings should a product contain? What kinds of testing should edibles undergo before landing on store shelves? How should edible products be labeled? What types of consumer safety information and advice about consumption should labels contain? Should the state limit the types of products allowed on the recreational market? (Colorado does not limit edibles. Washington allows only non-perishable marijuana-infused products.) What kind of advertising and packaging restrictions should be adopted?
Agency staff, in a memo to lawmakers, wrote that Colorado and Washington are potential models for Oregon, "but OLCC wishes to work with experts in children behavior to assure that products sold in OLCC licensed retail establishes cannot be confused with non-marijuana products."
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Marijuana-infused edibles may be delayed a year on Oregon's recreational pot market | OregonLive.com
Author: Noelle Crombie
Contact: Contact - Oregonian Media Group
Photo Credit: None Found
Website: Oregon Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - OregonLive.com