Child welfare workers tackle troubling uptick in kids eating edibles

Child welfare workers tackle troubling uptick in kids eating edibles
2021/8/7 16:22 (EDT)
©New York Daily News

NEW YORK — More and more children are accidentally eating cannabis-laced candies and brownies — a troubling trend that’s left city child welfare workers schooling pot-loving parents about how best to keep their ganja goodies away from their kids, the Daily News has learned.

The city Administration for Children’s Services is kicking off a public service campaign reminding parents to secure their cannabis gummy bears, lollipops and brownies in child-proof containers and keep them out of their children’s reach.

Last year, 127 panicked parents called the city’s Poison Control Center reporting that their children had eaten pot-laced edibles, 21 times more than the six calls made just two years earlier, according to city Department of Health records.

Out of last year’s cases, 84, or 66%, involved children under 5 years old, health officials said. So far this year, the Poison Control Center, which also responds to calls from parts of Westchester and Long Island, have already received 104 reports of children eating marijuana edibles.

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Said it to friends years ago and still believe the cannabis industry's dumbest move is making edibles available that look like candy, including the packaging. While parents are responsible for ensuring their kids don't access their stash, clearly not all parents are capable of doing so.