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No one expects that gummy bears will be on the menu of the cannabis-infused foods the federal government will allow to be sold in the nation’s pot stores next year.

But how about candies called “chewables”? Or tarts, tablets and mints?

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They may all be similar, but the formats and names could be key to what is acceptable to federal regulators.

What confections will be allowed is one of the biggest question marks as Canada awaits regulations from Health Canada on cannabis “edibles” and concentrated products, says Chuck Rifici, a cannabis entrepreneur who live in Ottawa.

Rifici’s Auxly Cannabis Group, like others in the industry, is preparing to produce a range of products while waiting to see what will be allowed.

The regulations will usher in Phase 2 of Canada’s legalization of recreational marijuana. Insiders speculate they may arrive this week. There will be public consultations before the final regulations are adopted.