The federal government is taking a cautious approach.

“I’m going to say something people in the industry probably aren’t going to be happy about, but I think edibles are probably the riskiest area of the cannabis industry,” says Michael Gorenstein, president of Cronos Group, which owns two medical cannabis growers.

The task force that advised the government on legalization was understandably “very concerned about kids and candies,” he says.

The task force recommended that candies, sweets, and other products “appealing to children” be prohibited.

Canada has the advantage of learning from Colorado, the first jurisdiction in North America to legalize recreational pot.

Within months of marijuana shops opening in 2014, a 19-year-old man jumped off a hotel balcony to his death after eating a marijuana cookie.