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Salmonella, mold prompt recall of marijuana syrups and distallates

By News Desk on November 11, 2021

Public health officials in Arizona are reporting a recall of several marijuana products after testing found Salmonella and Aspergillus mold. The Arizona Department of Health Services reports that the recall includes edible products in the…
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Halloween toil and trouble

By Kelsey M. Mackin on October 28, 2017

Halloween celebrations can be a trick or a treat when it comes to food safety. Proper preparation by parents can go a long way for children of all ages who indulge in holiday activities and …
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Colorado bans marijuana edibles that look like kids’ candy

By Dan Flynn on October 10, 2017

Three years after the state’s chief medical officer called for a ban on most marijuana-infused edibles in the interest of food safety, Colorado has enacted changes that should make this Halloween a little less risky.
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Marijuana is smokin’ hot on ballots; food safety not so much

By Dan Flynn on October 21, 2016

Marijuana is a hot topic among state ballot measures for 2016 and its highly likely after the votes are counted a fourth of the U.S. population will reside in states permitting recreational use of cannabis.
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California’s marijuana edibles remain in food safety limbo

By Coral Beach on February 1, 2016

California’s Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act has been in effect for a month now, but the state’s Department of Public Health hasn’t yet published or implemented food safety standards for so-called edibles. However, the…
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Solicitor General Opinion Favors Colorado’s Marijuana Industry

By Dan Flynn on December 18, 2015

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…
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Letter From the Editor: The Unexpected Food Safety Problem

By Dan Flynn on August 9, 2015

The Controlled Substances Act, which is not being enforced in states with recreational and medical marijuana, should be amended by Congress to explicitly allow any state marijuana and hemp policies without federal interference. That polite…
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Letter From the Editor: The Lost Art of Smoking

By Dan Flynn on November 30, 2014

It’s occurred to me that maybe this is all about the demise of smoking skills. It used to be that even those of us who did not smoke cigarettes knew how to do it. Learning  …
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Letter From the Editor: An Almost Ban on Most Marijuana Edibles

By Dan Flynn on October 26, 2014

When history is written about Colorado’s 10-month-old experiment with recreational marijuana, events of the past week should be good for at least a chapter. Dr. Larry Wolk, the state’s chief medical officer and the executive…
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Letter From the Editor: Colorado Can Loosen Up a Bit More

By Dan Flynn on June 8, 2014

My adult beverage of choice for several years now has been “Blue Moon” beer, in part because every glass is served with a big slice of orange to help meet my minimum daily servings of…
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