A ginger snap marijuana cookie is pictured on April 18. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)
Re: “Colorado marijuana edibles rules group adjourns without a decision,” Nov. 18 news story.
At a meeting regarding state regulation of marijuana edibles, Colorado state Rep. Jonathan Singer said, “I [want] to know the difference between a marijuana cookie and a Chips Ahoy! cookie just by looking at it.”
Let me lend the honorable representative a hand. First, you freely choose to drive to a medical or recreational dispensary to purchase the cookie. You enter the dispensary, where your ID is reviewed and scanned to ensure that it is legitimate. You then enter the area of the dispensary where the edibles are displayed and pick out your cookie. The cookie is wrapped and clearly labeled that it is a marijuana-infused product. You pay for the cookie and leave the building. It would seem that from this point forward, the handling of the cookie is your responsibility.
Clearly there is a personal responsibility associated with the purchase of marijuana-infused edibles, much as there is with the purchase of alcohol. I’m sure Rep. Singer is unable to tell the difference between a glass of vodka and a glass of water just by looking at it.
Kathy Laurienti, Westminster
This letter was published in the Nov. 21 edition.
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