Edible pot , and children getting a hold of it.

[Albion]

Sadly, Because of my two of my family member smokes pot. I voted for it. With I thought they would be responsible enough. For this stuff not to happen.

Probably most users are, but there are so many ways that legal pot or just the active ingredient can be disbursed, and accidents can happen, or people just think there are no lasting effects, that I do not see how there cannot be problems. By the way, I think I saw on some TV show that 40% of the sales in Colorado are in the form of candy or something else other than as material for smoking.

 

[timothyu]

Of course this will happen, and more; and it is a shame that the voters did not give any thought to the consequences of approving recreational pot when they went to the polls.

You can't legislate stupid or irresponsible people. If that were the case government would be in the slammer.

 

[timothyu]

It sounds like an accident, but you can't be too careless with babies around.

The kid could have gotten into liquor and suffered alcohol poisoning but a hospital reporting that indiscretion would step on the toes of tradition that has glorified the intoxicant unlike THC.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

You can't legislate stupid or irresponsible people. If that were the case government would be in the slammer.

Not just because of this incident . This would fit her. But she loves her kids.

 

[timothyu]

Not just because of this incident . This would fit her. But she loves her kids.

Chalk it up as a learning experience

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Chalk it up as a learning experience

I'm chalking it up. For another reason to quit.

 

[Dave-W]

Not just because of this incident . This would fit her. But she loves her kids.

"Love" is a lot more than just having positive emotions. It includes being responsible.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

On Saturday the father found a pill in her bath room. The mother will never learn. At least he found it. Before the baby got it.

 

[ObadiahHaidabo]

Not a big deal. Pot, especially in small quantities(which it would be in a single gummy), is relatively harmless.

First, not a safe assumption. I live in Oregon and am in Washington a lot. Gummies in Oregon are 5mg THC but 10mg in Washington. However, I have seen products which are 100mg in a single edible dose (not sure why they're sold, given Washington's laws, but it's not my industry). I saw one product which looked like those waxy kid's treats that have sugary liquid inside. 100mg. And in the same packaging as the same product in a 10mg dose. The only difference was 12-point lettering on the package...once it was out of the package, they were indistinguishable.

But yes, it was probably 5mg or 10mg. Relatively harmless compared to opiates or plutonium? Definitely.

But for a small body with no prior exposure, that is sufficient to cause an extended, intense high. Eating a piece of candy and then hours later feeling the onset of intense cannabis effects is disorienting, terrifying, and disturbing, especially when you have no idea why you're feeling it.

I fully understand what you're saying in that this child is not going to have life-long effects from this experience but we shouldn't discount the immediate effects or the shocking lack of responsibility by the parent.

And to be clear - I say "shocking lack of responsibility" because we're dealing with drugs, and in this case, I hold marijuana to the same standard I would hold any other drug. Cats can die from eating a single aspirin. I take prescription medicine that would probably be fatal to my child if she accidentally ingested one. I'm careful not to leave such medications where they can do harm, and it's right to expect that level of responsibility from everyone.