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Marijuana edible-related poison control calls among children 0-12 increased 3,311% from 2016 to 2022 

sam24According to data from America’s Poison Centers, from 2016 to 2022, marijuana edible-related poison control calls among children aged 0-12 years old increased 3,311%:

  • 2016: 187 calls 
  • 2017: 343 calls 
  • 2018: 816 calls 
  • 2019: 1,364 calls 
  • 2020: 3,132 calls 
  • 2021: 4,354 calls 
  • 2022: 6,379 calls

This trend is exacerbated by kid-friendly edible packaging and product design. Products are often sold in colorful packaging and are made to look like and taste like candies, cookies, and other snacks. Many toddlers eat these THC products not knowing that they are in fact marijuana. Additionally, many users fail to properly store marijuana products, leaving them accessible to kids.

(Source SAM – Drug Report March 2024)

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