Pressure is growing on the Canadian government to adjust the THC limit governing cannabis edibles, with the country’s largest adult-use wholesaler calling on the nation’s marijuana regulator to consider such a move.
In a position paper sent to Health Canada, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) also urged the agency to address the cannabis industry’s “unsustainable” environmental footprint – particularly the impact of packaging and single-use plastics.
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In recommending a hike in the THC edibles cap, the OCS joins a growing chorus of voices urging a change.
The current cap is set at 10 milligrams per package, a level critics say is too low to displace the illicit market.
“Were Health Canada to increase the current limit – (for example) from 10 milligrams to 50 milligrams per package – a low THC limit for edible cannabis could be maintained relative to other legal product classes and illegal
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