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In addition to parents having to double-check the gross candy (gummy bugs & boogers) distributed at Halloween, police in Colorado have issued an alert especially important for Californians visiting their relatives who left our state and moved there. Colorado police departments are concerned that trick or treaters will accidentally mistake pot-laced candies for the real ones. A niche food industry thrives in Colorado where it is legal for citizens 21+ to own one oz. of recreational pot.  Tourists are allowed to buy and own a quarter ounce, but are not allowed to leave the state with their purchases.  Never is an adult permitted to give marijuana-laced brownies, cookies, pot tarts and gummy bears to children. A new law was created requiring packaging to clearly state that the food contains marijuana, but that law is not expected to be in place before 2016.   One enterprising company sells a pot test kit that lets you test candy for the presence of marijuana. It costs approx. $15. Marijuana is now legal in the states of Colorado and Washington, and in November residents in Oregon and Alaska will vote on whether to also legalize recreational marijuana use in their states. Pot tourism has been strongest in Colorado where prices have dropped and the State government is debating what to do with a $30 million surplus from pot taxes.