A proposed bill in Colorado seeks to significantly limit the sale of marijuana and legal psychedelics, drawing criticism from both the cannabis industry and advocates for natural medicine.
A proposed bill in Colorado aims to significantly restrict the sale of both marijuana and legal psychedelics. Senate Bill 25-076, introduced on January 22nd, would impose several new regulations on dispensary operations. The bill targets underage consumers by prohibiting those under 26 from purchasing certain marijuana products. It also proposes stricter labeling and potency requirements for all dispensary products, mandating a weight limit for 'inhaled marijuana'.
One of the most controversial provisions would ban psilocybin edibles from Colorado's regulated psychedelic spaces, despite the state only recently opening applications for healing centers and related businesses. The bill, backed by a group advocating for youth protection, echoes many previous requests from this same lobby. Proponents argue the legislation is informed by lessons learned since marijuana legalization in 2012 and aims to position Colorado as a leader in psychedelic regulation. However, the bill has already faced staunch opposition from both the commercial marijuana sector and natural medicine advocates. The Colorado Leads cannabis trade group, for example, plans to attend a stakeholder session with lawmakers to voice its concerns. Industry representatives argue that the proposed legislation would be detrimental to Colorado's cannabis industry and contradict the will of the voters who legalized recreational marijuana. Meanwhile, licensed psilocybin businesses have yet to open in Colorado, leaving the impact of the proposed ban unclear. Critics of the bill, like Denver-based attorney Joshua Kappel, view it as a solution in search of a problem, arguing that it is either redundant, duplicative, or overrides thoughtful rulemaking by regulatory agencies. The bill also proposes a system of color-coded strips on marijuana product labels to correspond with THC potency percentages, ranging from blue for 5% or less THC to red for over 50% THC. Dispensaries would be required to display signage explaining the color-coding system.
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