If you’re thinking about having cheesecake with marijuana in Michigan, think again.
The state’s cannabis chefs will have to be careful with what they want to prepare because there are many foods banned under new emergency rules from the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation.
The state bulletin has revealed that largely anything that is “shelf-stable” or doesn’t have to be refrigerated will be able to be sold as an edible medicinal marijuana product.
Spokesman David Hards has said that the lists of approved and prohibited forms of edible medicinal pot should serve as a guide for “good, safe product.”
Banned refrigerated foods include meat and fish products, milk or dairy products, ice cream, vegetable jams or jellies, canned fruit, melon, tomatoes, caramel apples and leafy greens.
Items that can be sold as a medicinal marijuana edible include fruit jams and jellies, granola, chocolate-covered pretzels, dried pasta, coffee beans and vinegars.
Rick Thompson, the editor and publisher of the Michigan Cannabis Industries Report has said that the elimination of any refrigerated or frozen goods “significantly restricts the number of ways patients can purchase their medicine from provisioning centers.”
He remarked, “From a patient perspective, there is a more friendly way to view the rules than the way they’re doing it; it’s possible more leeway could be applied.”
Many are upset over butter being banned because its a staple in a lot of foods that are made.
“That eliminates one of the main ingredients used in an awful lot of cannabis treatments,” said Thompson.
“This has nothing to do with the vote in November, which would allow ice creams and candies and sodas to be infused with pot,” explained Kevin Sabet, the president of Virginia-based Smart Approaches to Marijuana.
“The real question is, why are we allowing products such as 99-percent, THC-infused candies, gummies, jellies and concentrates to be allowed at all in Michigan? All of these end up being accidentally ingested by children and adults. Skyrocketing emergency room visits in states such as Colorado are being driven by these edibles.”
