In Colorado, retailers aren’t allowed to sell the banned shapes after Oct. California also may join in lawmakers approved shape restrictions this year. Other states where marijuana is legal have similar restrictions, including Washington. “That really highlighted that we need to take some action here and make sure these products are not to be mistaken, particularly anyone under the age of 21,” Hartman said. At one hearing on the issue, lawmakers shown packages of gummy candies that contained pot and typical gummy bears couldn’t tell the difference, said Mike Hartman, director of Colorado’s Department of Revenue. In an August letter responding to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ request for information on marijuana legalization, Colorado’s governor highlighted the state’s progressively stricter packaging and labeling requirements as a key part of its efforts to minimize retail pot’s appeal to kids.Ĭolorado lawmakers approved the ban on some edible shapes in 2016. “Anything that can look like candy is more enticing to kids,” Wolk said.īut as part of an ongoing effort to avoid a federal crackdown on its marijuana experiment, Colorado has made cutting the number of accidental ingestion reports a priority. People call Colorado’s poison control hotline thousands of times each year when kids swallow household cleaners and prescription medications - far more often than they call about marijuana products, said Larry Wolk, the state health agency’s executive director. The marijuana industry isn’t alone in trying to anticipate what will catch a grabby toddler’s eye.
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