No more waking up and baking!

State regulators have banned the distribution of cannabis pills also infused with caffeine – a combination that is a popular pick-me-up for fitness enthusiasts and office professionals, The Post has learned.

The New York Bureau of Cannabis Management has issued a cease-and-desist order against Hudson Cannabis, an upstate city. marijuana/hemp grower and processor that supplies key ingredients for the related cannabis brand 1906.

1906 sells two different “drops” or pills, with low doses of THC and higher amounts of caffeine, marketed as “Go” and “Genius” in small cylindrical containers.

The company’s “Go” drops contain 80 milligrams of caffeine and 2 mg of THC extract and 5 mg of cannabidiol (CBD)/weed extract and other plant or herbal ingredients. Go is marketed as an energy booster.

Its Genius Pills contain 20 mg of caffeine mixed with 2.5 mg of TCH and a combined 5 mg of CBD and cannabigerol (CBG), also found in the marijuana plant, and other plant or plant extracts. It is presented as a “brain power” supplement to stimulate concentration, memory and calm.

1906 cannabis pills have been sold in New York since February last year.

But OCM regulators issued a “quarantine,” or stop order, for the 1906 tablet on July 24 after inspecting 1906 cannabis-caffeine combination products at Hudson Cannabis facilities.

“Evidence confirms that the ingredients used in the product cannot be used in cannabis products,” states the quarantine order signed by inspectors Natalie DeLong and Matthew Hinken.

The order states that the mixed ingredients “may endanger public health or safety.”

The company marketing the 1906, sold in seven states, including New York, is appealing the ruling barring the sale of $1 million of its inventory in New York.

Matthew Schweber, an attorney for 1906’s parent company, Nuka Enterprises, said OCM cited what he described as a far-fetched decaffeination rule that prohibits the infusion of pure caffeine into cannabis products but allows “natural caffeine”.

The rule states: “A processor is prohibited from processing any product that…contains a non-phytocannabinoid ingredient that would increase potency, toxicity, or addictive potential, or that would create a dangerous combination, known or unknown, with other psychoactive substances. This ban does not apply to products containing natural caffeine, such as coffee, tea or chocolate.

OCM claims that caffeine increases “potency, toxicity or addictive potential or… creates a dangerous combination (with cannabinoids),” Schweber said.

“But OCM can’t say exactly which ban triggers caffeine? Does caffeine increase the “potency” of cannabis? Does this increase its “toxicity” or its “addictive potential”? Does this create “a dangerous combination?” “, Schweber said.

“They can’t say it. Do they have documented evidence of the dangers of combining caffeine and cannabis? No, of course not,” the lawyer replied.

Schweber said the “crazy” part is that state regulators don’t explain why “naturally occurring caffeine” is acceptable but not added caffeine.

“Do they have evidence that supports the difference? No, of course not,” he said.

For comparison, the CMO allows the sale of Harney Brothers cannabis-infused Nitro coffee, which contains 225 mg of caffeine per serving,” Schweber said.

Even some of the 63 cannabis retail sellers in the metro area who sell the 1,906 tablets were stunned that the cannabis and caffeine products were removed from the market.

There is now 222 licensed marijuana dispensaries throughout the Empire State.

“I am very surprised. This is completely unexpected,” said Osbert Orduna, CEO of The Cannabis Place in Middle Village, Queens.

“1906 products are very popular with all age groups. It’s a big seller. We have professionals using the 1906 as well as clients who exercise, go to the gym. There is ease of use. People are comfortable with one tablet,” he said.

Orduna said coffee and cannabis are considered a good combination for alertness and calmness.

“Adult customers have to decide whether or not they want the product,” he said.

The Office of Cannabis Management did not respond to a Post request for comment.

The jury appears to be out in the medical community on the health impact – harms or benefits – of mixing cannabis and caffeine.

Medical research is limited on how caffeine and marijuana interact. But some evidence indicates that consuming the two together might produce different effects on a user than taking them separately.

Caffeine is known to act as a stimulant to energize people, while marijuana and cannabis can act as a stimulant or depressant. The effects of weed vary, but many people say the buzz makes them feel mellow or relaxed.

A 2012 study that looked at how a combination of caffeine and low-dose cannabis affected rats suggested that the combination appeared to negatively affect working memory more than a higher dose of the herb extract alone.