Legal weed consumers will be barred from purchasing pot brownies, cookies, candies or any other marijuana-infused edibles "resembling food," under the rules and regulations adopted by the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
The move, long on the radar of industry watchers, is a blow to customers and businesses that had hoped to jump headfirst into an increasingly popular aspect of the marijuana trade.
An official summary of the CRC rules notes that "edible products resembling food are prohibited" from sale in any retail cannabis business in the state, with cookies and brownies specifically mentioned.
"Ingestible forms ... shall only include syrups, pills, tablets, capsules, and chewable forms," the CRC regulations state. The panel approved the measure in a meeting Thursday.