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Pot-Packaging Rules Advance in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – With California retailers slated to begin selling legal marijuana in less than six months, a state Republican is seeking strict safeguards that would prevent retailers from marketing pot to kids.

While the state scrambles to implement regulatory framework for legal pot in the nation’s most populous state, Senate Bill 663 would bar retailers from packaging products in transparent material or colorful designs that could be attractive to minors.

Republican state Sen. Jim Nielsen says his proposal is aimed at protecting children from accidentally ingesting marijuana once legal pot sales go live in January 2018.

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