Doctors and lawmakers in California want cannabis products labeled to warn consumers of the increased risk of schizophrenia and other disorders associated with heavy use.
But D’Souza faces great difficulty convincing his patients of the dangers, especially as“My patients with schizophrenia and also adolescents hear very conflicting messages that it’s legal; in fact, there may be medical uses for it,” he said. “If there are medical uses, how can we say there’s anything wrong with it?”
Some states, including Colorado, Oregon, and New York, have dabbled with cannabis warning-label requirements. California’s proposed rules are modeled after comprehensive protocols established in Canada: Rotating health warnings would be set against a bright-yellow background, use black 12-point type, and take up a third of the package front. The bill suggests language for 10 distinct warnings.
“This bill is really duplicative and puts unnecessary burdens on the legal cannabis industry, as we already have incredibly restrictive packaging and advertising requirements,” said Lindsay Robinson, executive director of theThe state should focus more on combating the illicit pot market rather than further regulating the legal one, she said. Legal dispensaries are already struggling to keep up with existing rules and taxes — the state’s 1,500 licensed pot retailers generatedlast year.
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