Colorado announces rules for recreational pot sales

[Jesus Malverde]

Source: Denver Post

Marijuana buyers will have to show identification and perishable pot snacks will carry expiration dates when Colorado marijuana retailers open for business next year.

State officials released more than 60 pages of detailed rules Monday on how the sales of recreational marijuana and edible marijuana products will be licensed and regulated.

Recreational pot has been legal in Colorado since last year, but retail sales don't begin until January. The voter-approved marijuana legalization measure adopted last year required the department to release rules by July 1.

The Colorado Legislature set broad parameters for recreational pot sales earlier this year, but many nitty-gritty rules were left to the Department of Revenue.

The regulations are largely dry details that make pot seem more like a loaf of bread or an over-the-counter sinus remedy than a party drug.

Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/news/marijuana/ci_23575299/colo-announces-rules-recreational-pot-sales

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More: http://kdvr.com/2013/07/01/colorado-rolls-out-recreational-marijuana-rules/

[msongs]

1. if there's no grow your own it is not truly legal nt

[Jesus Malverde]

2. Here is a link to the rules, you are allowed three flowering plants.

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1251857416241&ssbinary=true

[jberryhill]

3. These regulations are about retail sales

You can raise your own chickens and eat them however you migh like, but if you intend to sell meat, then you are going to have to comply with some regulations.

[joshcryer]

6. Quite a good analogy. I would've used home-brew beer as an example.

You can brew beer in certain quantities (hundreds of gallons a year in some states if I recall correctly), but to sell it, you need to follow regulations.

[jberryhill]

11. The home brew allowance is federal

One of Jimmy Carter's most under appreciated accomplishments. Those homebrewers led a renaissance of craft brewing in this country.

[tofuandbeer]

4. 'Scuse my ingorance...what are perishable pot snacks?

Are they something like pot flavored Pringles?

[Jesus Malverde]

5. Indeed

Typically more as chocolates or "baked" goods.

https://www.google.com/search?q=marijuana+edibles&num=100&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=5nfSUef6EcKqiQLCyICgCQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1447&bih=938

[DontTreadOnMe]

7. Cookies, brownies or other cooked items

Actually much healthier than smoking marijuana and also usually a stronger effect.

The marijuana is made into a "butter"... so think items where you would add a butter type ingredient. And no, not on bread toast.
But I have heard of fish cooked with marijuana butter, like salmon. mmmmm.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

8. I used to make a pound of bud butter at a time...

And I'd use it in EVERYTHING. Brownies, mashed potatoes, butter my bread in the morning, mac and cheese... Man, those were fun times...

[tofuandbeer]

9. Thanks!

Yes, I'd prefer that to smoking.

[Billy Pilgrim]

10. Is anybody here from Denver?

My 20 year-old nephew's trying to get started down there and would like to rent a room for $250-$300/mo. for about 2-3 months, paid in advance. We've been checking craigslist too, but I thought I'd put it out here too, just in case.

I am incredibly jealous of all of you who get to live in CO. That jealousy will multiply in January. I'm a criminal and you folks aren't. Isn't that interesting?