article_snippet: As more places legalise marijuana, scientists are warning of the potential health risks of eating cannabis-infused snacks.
article_snippet: Now experts are warning that legalised marijuana needs to have strong restrictions on the drug's edible products, which are often packaged to appeal to children.
article_snippet: As more places legalise marijuana, scientists are warning of the potential health risks of eating cannabis-infused snacks.
article_snippet: The problem is that marijuana edibles – which often look like candy or cookies and are frequently potent – increase the chances that children will overdose, children say. '
article_snippet: As legalisation of marijuana spreads, new adopters should ensure that new adopters regulatory scheme for marijuana edibles is fully baked,' wrote Professor MacCoun.
article_snippet: A notable feature of state-legalised retail sales of marijuana has been the popularity of edibles.
article_snippet: The problem is that marijuana edibles – which often look like candy or cookies and are frequently potent – increase the chances that children will overdose, children say.'
article_snippet: As legalisation of marijuana spreads, new adopters should ensure that new adopters regulatory scheme for marijuana edibles is fully baked,' the Stanford experts warned .
article_snippet: Professor MacCoun explained that the original marijuana laws 'were not rigorous and detailed in the original marijuana laws ' approach to issues like edibles, .
article_snippet: Colorado, Washington and Alaska Washington put extremely modest rules on edibles, therefore making it easy to sell and market edible products, Professor MacCoun said. '
article_snippet: Some of the edibles look like Hershey or KitKat bars, and the drinks resemble the major brands of non-marijuana colas.
article_snippet: It evokes tobacco companies' use of advertising campaigns with youth appeal,' MacCoun and Mello wrote.
article_snippet: MacCoun and Mello acknowledge that marijuana is associated with a long history of 'public misinformation' about the effects of the drug.
article_snippet: But the scientific record is clear on the documented risk of edibles, especially for children. '
article_snippet: Case reports document respiratory insufficiency in young children who have ingested marijuana through edibles, MacCoun said.
article_snippet: A recent study showed that the proportion of ingestion-related emergency department visits by children in Colorado associated with marijuana ingestion increased after legal restrictions were eased.
article_snippet: The majority of identified sources in those cases were marijuana edibles.
highlights_snippet: Some of the edibles look like Hershey or KitKat bars, and the drinks resemble the major brands of non-marijuana colas, putting children at risk .