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- 1. Politics of Food: Edibles Regulation Nick Cedeno
- 2. Marijuana in Food • Brownies • Cookies • Candies like gummies or chocolate • Drinks • Salad dressings and butter
- 3. Legalization “Today the drug is legal in eleven states and counting, with polls showing that sixty percent of Americans support legalization.”- David Remnick
- 4. Marketing • Medicinal packaging often looks different than recreational packaging • There is a sly marketing approach that introduces them as fun and tasting good. • May be appealing to children
- 5. Position • The amount of THC in edibles is hard to control and so the amount that we are consuming is sometimes less predictable, especially in homemade edibles • Consumers often do not understand the difference in methods of consumption • The current state of research is minimal on the science of edibles • There are countless promises of edibles and the good they bring, yet there are still challenges in regulation.
- 6. Evolution of the Industry
- 7. Position Continued • Minimal cases of accidental ingestion, no occurrences from 2005-2009 which is a good period to observe for techniques to approach regulation. • There are over 100 cannabinoids in marijuana, and there needs to be more research on how these work in concert and how they are chemically changed when being infused into food for maximum safety and knowledge on how we interact with the plant • One case of death has occurred after the ingestion of edible marijuana where a medical patient in Colorado took 6 times the suggested dosage, despite the sales clerk’s instruction to take 10 mg, and jumped from a fourth story balcony.
- 8. Current Guidelines • Takes from 30 minutes to 2 hours to take effect • Lasts longer than other methods of consumption depending on dose, last meal, and other medications • Colorado defines one dose as 10 mg of THC • Always read the label • Effect intensity varies from person to person and tolerance level
- 9. References Barrus, D. G., Capogrossi, K. L., Cates, S. C., Gourdet, C. K., Peiper, N. C., Novak, S. P., … Wiley, J. L. (2016, November). Tasty THC: Promises and Challenges of Cannabis Edibles. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5260817/. Remnick, D. (2019, September 20). The Green Rush. Retrieved from https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new- yorker-radio-hour/the-green-rush. NEHA Food Safety Guidance for Cannabis-Infused Products. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.neha.org/sites/default/files/eh-topics/food-safety/Food-Safety-Guidance-Cannabis-Infused-Products.pdf.
- 10. References Know Your Science Behind Cannabis Edibles: Cannabis Sciences. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.labroots.com/trending/cannabis-sciences/14416/science-cannabis-edibles. Marijuana Edibles Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.denverpublichealth.org/community-health- promotion/substance-misuse/marijuana-edible-facts.
Editor's Notes
- In a society where marijuana is legal in some states, some people are utilizing food as the vessel for the active ingredients in marijuana. As an alternative to smoking, people can infuse the active ingredients into fats and oils to use in cooking and other food products.
- During the “Green Rush”, there was an influx of the popularity and value of marijuana brings new methods, one of which is edible marijuana used in cooking, baking, candy and beverages. The prevalence of marijuana in our every-day lives is much more common, whether its in our grocery store and home-cooking, or in the medicine we get at the dispensary or pharmacy, it’s almost unavoidable to hear about.
- The goal of the marketing is to appeal to the customer base using it for medicinal or recreational purposes but there is potential to be mistaken for the original candy and ingested by someone who shouldn’t be consuming the ingredients. In addition to the existing labels on medicinal marijuana, there should be some sort of safety lock on containers, like the child-proof containers for pills and detergents. Some dispensaries already participate in child-proof containers and are aware of this hazard, but public awareness is important as well.
- I would like to discuss how the government plans to keep regulation up with the growth of the industry, and argue that the growth of the industry allows the government to observe and learn from the behavior of the consumer, and will allow for furthering of their research. Similar to how the nutritional facts that are printed on our food labels, I think that it should be standard practice to communicate to the consumer how much of what ingredients compose the edible that people are consuming. If this is standard practice for other medications to put guidelines on the label, then it would make sense for this medicine to adopt the same practices, especially with edibles which can sometimes be less consistent in their potency. The amount of each active ingredient, the dosage, and contact information for questions and emergencies could provide stronger consistency and standard for the industry regulations.
- The industry is evolving faster than the government regulation can keep up with, and this presents some issues. Science is still trying to pin point the basic chemistry of marijuana. It is unclear which method is safest for consuming marijuana, and the research for ingesting it specifically, is minimal. As seen in this commercial, the companies that are marketing their marijuana based products rely on using the statistics to make their product more appealing. Whether the claims made in the commercial are true or not, the use of statistics in ads are a common technique for convincing the consumer of it’s benefits.
- I believe that there needs to be more research done on the use of marijuana, and the science of it being used in food. The regulation will help keep consumers safe and allow us to learn more about marijuana’s use in food. I think that proposing more regulation from the FDA or USDA could provide some more validity to the research that exists and further the implications of the benefits of marijuana in edibles. This research validity allows the taxes that may be imposed seem more legitimate, because it is being treated and regulated like any other medication that is regulated by the government. As long as the level of accessibility isn’t affected, then this USDA and FDA intervention seems like it could prove beneficial to the industry, and keep instances like the unregulated and inconsistent levels of THC in the cookie that the man ate, and providing more instruction on how to consume the edibles.
- “These types of food safety regulations are important for the following reasons: 1) immunocompromised individuals are the consumers of medical cannabis edibles; 2) cannabis edibles have a delayed effect, leading individuals to consume more than necessary in order to get a high, which calls for a better understand of dosing and need to ensure proper labeling of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other cannabinoids, and 3) as states continue to legalize medical and/or recreational cannabis, it is important that they can readily seek recommendations and information for food safety regulations provided by states that have already implemented such regulations.” – NEHA Food Safety Guidance for Cannabis-Infused Products https://www.neha.org/sites/default/files/eh-topics/food-safety/Food-Safety-Guidance-Cannabis-Infused-Products.pdf