 New Jersey recreational adult use cannabis sales launched on 4-20, and since then, sales have been booming!
But, one thing that isn’t selling there, is edibles. It’s not that customer’s don’t want them, it’s that the state doesn’t allow them. The problem is that according to New Jersey state law, cannabis products cannot resemble food in any way. Although they’ve never explicitly explained why, the rule is probably aimed at protecting children from accidentally injesting it, which is something most states have expressed concern over. Another potential reason for this rule could be the regulations needed to allow for cannabis commercial kitchen regulations. New Jersey wanted to get retail sales going, and the fastest way to do that would be the path with the least amount of legislation that needed revisions and approval. In all likelihood, New Jersey will eventually address the issue of edibles in the near future. Especially as they see New York open it’s retail stores later this year, and New Jersey won’t want to lose out on the huge sales that the edibles market create. Just last week New York issued their first set of proposed regulations, which include a ban on any packaging that could attract children. Things like neon colors, bubble fonts, cartoons and any mention of candy would all be forbidden. Colorado is another state that has legislation aimed at protecting kids. Their law states that no edibles may be in the “shape of a human, animal or fruit.” And they stuck to it, by banning sales of Mike Tyson’s cannabis Brand, Tyson 2.0, when it sold edibles shaped like ear’s with a bite out of them, in reference to the time Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear during a boxing match. Tyson 2.0 reformatted their edibles for the Colorado market by shaping them into a simple letter “T”. Source: Why You Can't Buy Edibles In New Jersey - The Fresh Toast Comments are closed.
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