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Seeing More Marijuana Edibles, Police Learn To Identify Pot Candies And Sweets

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 08:00

For police, pot edibles are the latest frontier when it comes to confiscating marijuana. From brownies and cookies to lollipops and gummy bears, police are increasingly dealing with sweets made with marijuana, not just buds from the plant itself, the New York Times reported Saturday.

One of the driving factors of the explosive popularity of these goodies is the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Colorado and Washington State, according to law enforcement and state officials, lawyers and other experts interviewed by the Times. Edibles are also available in states that have legalized marijuana for medical purposes.

For manufacturers, making and selling edibles is a burgeoning business. In 2014, nearly 5 million units of edible marijuana products were sold in Colorado, according to a report by Colorado's Marijuana Enforcement Division. Nearly 2 million of those were sold for medical purposes, and nearly 3 million for recreation. The...

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