The FDA has received more than 100 adverse event reports related to children and adults who consumed edible products containing THC, including hospitalizations.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about the accidental ingestion of food products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by children.
The FDA has been made aware
Continue Reading FDA sends out warning after over 100 adverse events connected to copy-cat foods containing THC
After Colorado’s Amendment 64 passed, making the recreational use of marijuana legal beginning on Jan. 1, 2014, the state went for almost two years without even some basic regulation of pesticides. It was a time pot growers with all sorts of pesticides would drench plants being grown over cement warehouse
Continue Reading Marijuana growers get pesticide options after Colorado’s Wild West era
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 many food safety hazards associated with cannabis production and distribution that could put the public
Continue Reading Food safety concerns at cannabis production facilities continue
The Solicitor General of the United Sates says that recreational marijuana is Colorado’s business and there is no need for the U.S. Supreme Court to review claims from Nebraska and Oklahoma that they are owed something because the legal weed is being trafficked beyond the Centennial State’s borders. Nebraska and
Continue Reading Solicitor General Opinion Favors Colorado’s Marijuana Industry
The third death associated with marijuana edibles could not have come at a worse time for the state’s 15-month-old legal pot industry. Services are being held today in Tulsa, OK, for Luke Goodman, 23, who reportedly killed himself last Saturday night in a condo at Colorado’s Keystone Ski Area, where
Continue Reading Third Death in Colorado Linked to Marijuana Edibles
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) called Monday for a ban on marijuana edibles, including brownies, cookies, and most candies, but was quickly pulled back after public health officials said they did not realize that voter-approved Amendment 64 makes legal all forms of marijuana. 
In a statement
Continue Reading CO Health Department Wants Marijuana Edibles Ban, But Forced to Drop It
If the overdosing and concentrations in Colorado’s edible marijuana foods don’t get you, maybe the pathogens will. In a sweep of the new marijuana food manufacturers, the Denver Department of Environmental Health has found 58 critical violations at 24 establishments. More than 50 of these edible businesses have opened statewide
Continue Reading Denver Cracks Down on Food Safety Violations Among Edible Marijuana Manufacturers
