MJBizDaily reached out to Strategies 64 managing partner Jordan Wellington for a story on the potential health risks associated with certain types of rolling papers. Specifically, they looked to him for insights on how papers are (or are not) regulated.
Jordan Wellington, a partner in Colorado-based cannabis policy and public affairs firm Strategies 64, said state regulators typically require pre-rolls to be tested but typically do not require the rolling papers themselves to be tested.
After receiving reports in 2021 from licensed testing facilities that some rolling papers contained metals, the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division encouraged licensees to work with the testing facilities to evaluate the materials being used to create pre-rolled joints.
“Outside of pre-rolls, Colorado state cannabis regulators are not provided with authority to regulate ancillary consumption devices because they’re not cannabis,” Wellington said.
“States may start looking at creating specific requirements around printed papers in the regulated market.”
