Close
KTAR.com
News
Shows
Blogs
KTAR News on 92.3FM

Dispensaries on alert as kids who accidentally eat marijuana edibles rises

Arizona law prohibits edible marijuana from looking like childhood favorite snacks and candies. Photo taken in Scottsdale. on Jan. 31, 2023. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News) Arizona law prohibits edibles from being designed to look like children’s candies, such as gummy bears. In a licensed Arizona dispensary, marijuana gummies for adults are labeled with the specific dose on individual gummies and their container. State law requires that edibles are limited to a maximum of 10mg of THC per edible and a maximum of 100mg of THC per package of edibles. Photo taken in Scottsdale on Jan. 31, 2023. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News) All cannabis products from Sol Flower Dispensary leave in reusable double sealed packaging to help prevent children from accessing their products. Photo taken in Scottsdale. on Jan. 31, 2023. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News) Bryan Kuhn, a poison information specialist at Banner Health Poison Control Center, says adults have to be aware of children who don’t understand the danger of eating an edible that looks like candy. “They are going to mimic behavior that they see a parent or family member do, but they’re also going to put things in the mouth that they have access to.” Photo taken in Phoenix on Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News) Ann Torrez, executive director of the Arizona Dispensaries Association, says cannabis packages are labeled with the exact contents and dosage of the product. If a child accidentally eats products, parents can tell emergency workers or poison control personnel the ingredients and lab test results to ensure toxins did not contaminate the product. Photo taken in Scottsdale on Jan. 31, 2023. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News) Maureen Roland, R.N. managing director at Banner Health, said poison control centers in Arizona received an average of three calls a day about children younger than 5 who have accidentally taken edibles. Photo taken in Scottsdale on Jan. 31, 2023. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News) Kim Greenlief, administrator assistant at Banner Health Poison Control Center, answers calls at the call center. Photo taken in Phoenix on Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News) Many states require that the packaging of cannabis products be child-resistant. Photo taken in Scottsdale. on Jan. 31, 2023. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News)