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Irish agency sounds alarm about cannabis edibles

By News Desk on January 11, 2023

Irish authorities have issued a warning about cannabis edibles after a number of hospitalizations this past month.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) National Social Inclusion Office said there has been an emergence of synthetic cannabinoids…

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Illegal cannabis edibles trend in UK ‘concerning,’ says CIEH

By Joe Whitworth on February 15, 2022

Concerns have been raised about the illegal sale of cannabis edibles online in the United Kingdom.

Various police forces have warned about the products as they not allowed in the UK. They are mostly sold…
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FSAI warns of cannabis in sweets ahead of Halloween

By News Desk on October 28, 2021

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a warning about jelly sweets containing cannabis ahead of Halloween.

The agency urged people to be vigilant due to the dangers of consumption, particularly by children,…
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2021’s enacted state legislation regarding food and food safety

By News Desk on September 29, 2021
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With permission, we repost Doug Farquhar’s most recent summary of food and food safety legislative actions by states.

By Doug Farquhar, JD

State legislatures introduced several hundred bills related to food during their 2021…
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Four children sick after eating cannabis-laced sweets

By News Desk on May 4, 2021

Four children needed hospital treatment in England after eating sweets thought to have contained cannabis.

A 12-year-old boy was discharged on May 1 and the other three were expected to be released from hospital in…
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Food safety concerns at cannabis production facilities continue

By News Desk on February 15, 2018

The legalization of cannabis in a growing number of U.S. states and Canadian provinces continues to raise concerns about a variety of food safety hazards, including pathogens such as Salmonella and E. coli.

“There are…
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Rocky Mountain High: Marijuana Industry Push Back on More Rules

By Dan Flynn on August 14, 2015

The powerful Colorado Cannabis Chamber of Commerce “[has] not and will not” endorse the latest proposed changes to the state ‘s edible marijuna regulations that call for the placement of a “THC Stop Sign” on…
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Colorado Considers Cannabis Potency Regulations

By Kelly Damewood on November 12, 2013

The Colorado Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) is hosting five working groups to establish additional regulations for retail sales of medicinal and recreational marijuana. The Mandatory Testing and Random Sampling Working Group recently…
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