A baked food made of marijuana is seen at Perennial Holistic Wellness Center medical marijuana dispensary, which opened in 2006, on July 25, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (David McNew/AFP/Getty Images)

This week public health officials proposed banning all marijuana-infused edibles except for hard candy and liquid drops, but backed away from the idea after critics said it would violate the state’s voter-approved legalization of recreational marijuana, which took effect in January.

A working group has until next year to come up with ways to regulate the sale of edibles, which now constitutes up to 40 percent of the lucrative marijuana industry in Colorado.

One proposal is imprinting the edibles with a recognizable stamp so children won’t accidentally consume pot-infused candy that currently looks no different than regular candy.

Colorado state Rep. Jonathan Singer joined Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss the proposal.

“Once it’s outside of the package, I don’t care whether you’re 6 years old or 60 years old, I want to be able to know whether or not I’m looking at a marijuana cookie or an Oreo cookie,” Singer said.

Guest

• Jonathan Singer, Colorado state representative.