A new bill from a Republican congressman would require federal officials to establish a system for color coding cannabis-infused beverages and other intoxicating drinks.
Under the Safe Sips Act, filed by Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY), there would be “one single color” used on packaging for beverages containing THC, other intoxicating cannabinoids, alcohol, kratom-related compounds or any other intoxicating substances, “regardless of the type of intoxicating substance in such drink.”
The color would have to appear at the dispensing point of drinks, defined as the top or closure where liquid is poured from, such as a bottle cap, lid, cork or nozzle.
There would also be a non-color identifier on packaging—such as text, a symbol, a pattern or a tactile feature—to help with “ensuring accessibility to a consumer of such drink who is blind or colorblind.”
Once the identifying color is chosen by federal officials, it or substantially similar colors could not be used on other beverages that don’t fall under the scope of the bill.
When a child reaches for a drink, safety should be obvious, not buried in the fine print.
Yet today, beverages containing alcohol or THC can look strikingly similar to water, non alcoholic seltzer,
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