Indopedia All Things Marijuana
California already has the nation’s largest medical marijuana market, and this year is expected to have the world’s largest recreational market. With enormous potential to influence policy, the state should take an assertive approach to cannabis labeling, packaging and product formulation, according to a new UC San Francisco study.
The analysis found that requiring plain packaging and large warning labels, reducing visual appeal to minors, and putting strict limits on the potency of cannabis products would better protect public health over business interests.
The research, which draws upon the best practices of tobacco control, serves as a roadmap to improve new marijuana regulations in California.
The paper is published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.
The findings are important, the authors said, because California policy could set the tone for…
