SHWZ - Colorado Wants To Simplify Cannabis Regulations Eliminate Fungus Testing: A 500-Page Rulebook Is Too Long Lawmakers Say | Benzinga
A new bipartisan measure introduced on Monday in Colorado seeks to remove a recently implemented rule that mandates testing of cannabis for a fungus called Aspergillus, as first reported by Westworld.
The rule issued by the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) resulted in 17 product recalls in 2023, the most in the last seven years.
Senate Bill 24-076 from Sens. Kevin Van Winkle (R) and Julie Gonzales (D) and Rep. William Lindstedt aims to “streamline” other cannabis business regulations as well. Legal marijuana sales in the Centennial State turned 10 years in November, during which $15 billion worth of products were sold.
Truman Bradley, executive director of Marijuana Industry Group, which is behind the new legislative push, said the time has come to amend outdated laws and rules.
“The first-ever regulatory model got a lot of things right, ...