Commercially produced edibles, which make up 45 percent of Colorado's cannabis market, were developed for medical marijuana users who wanted the effects of pot, like easing pain or nausea, without having to smoke it. But problems quickly arose when pot became legal for recreational use and some overdosed on the product -- accidents blamed on improper labeling. Now, new rules requiring warnings about the effects of edible marijuana are in place in Colorado, reports CBS News correspondent Barry Petersen.
Denver Relief manager Jeff Botkins makes sure to explain the changes in edible packaging for recreational marijuana buyers. Packages must now contain products with individual doses of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and must be child proof.
Manufactures scrambled to change products like candy bars. Each square now shows the legally allowed maximum dose of 10 milligrams.
"This is a positive step forward," Denver Relief co-owner Ean Seeb said.
He said it could help prevent incidents of kids overdosing on edibles that look like candy.
"Putting (them) into child resistant containers (is) one measure we can take as an industry to try to prevent that from happening," Seeb said.
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First off labeling this as an overdose is being disingenuous. You can not die from pot. You can take to much and freak out but that is pretty simple learning curve with little to no risk. You can walk away from it every time. And as you walk away with the staff snickering at you I hope you have learned to educate yourself next time and start slow.
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