Recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, but selling pot brownies soon may not be.
A Colorado health board that is reviewing the state's marijuana regulations is considering a wide-ranging ban on most forms of edible marijuana, according to The Associated Press, which obtained a draft copy of the recommendations. State officials worry that edible marijuana is "naturally attractive to children," so they want such products to "have a distinct look when they are out of the packaging."
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