{"id":1377,"date":"2014-02-03T23:03:46","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2014-02-04T23:59:47","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T22:59:47","slug":"the-next-frontier-in-protecting-children-from-recreational-marijuana-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/2014\/02\/03\/the-next-frontier-in-protecting-children-from-recreational-marijuana-in-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"The next frontier in protecting children from recreational marijuana in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

The U.S. state of Colorado operationalized the legalization of recreational marijuana at the beginning of this year.\u00a0 You can now walk into one of 34 marijuana dispensaries in the state and buy a diversity of marijuana products that range from just buds (which you smoke) to all kinds of edible products.\u00a0 The options go far beyond the pot brownies and cookies that typically first come to mind.\u00a0 There are marijuana infused juices, gummy candies, lollipops, and the list goes on and on.<\/p>\n

A previous blog posting discussed the introduction of child resistant packaging requirements to prevent unintentional marijuana ingestions by young children.\u00a0 In a nutshell, a group of researchers led by me used the Health Impact Assessment framework to make an evidence-based recommendation to the state to adopt child resistant packaging requirements for all marijuana products.\u00a0 The state of Colorado ultimately adopted those recommendations.\u00a0 You can read more about the HIA here\u2026<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ucdenver.edu\/academics\/colleges\/PublicHealth\/research\/ResearchProjects\/piper\/projects\/Documents\/HIA%20Final%20Report%208.20.2013.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

In ongoing efforts to try to protect children from marijuana, there is now an active debate surrounding potential restrictions on what edibles should be infused with marijuana.\u00a0 A nice overview of some of the considerations appeared in a New York Times article over the weekend.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/01\/us\/snacks-laced-with-marijuana-raise-concerns.html?_r=0<\/a><\/p>\n

This is sure to be an issue in Colorado\u2019s state legislature this year.\u00a0 There is of course the question of whether marijuana should be legal at all but in Colorado where voters have already decided this issue, one of the many outstanding questions is should certain restrictions be placed on what can be infused with marijuana and if so what should they be?\u00a0 Are gummy candies somehow worse (inherently more appealing to children) than cookies or brownies?\u00a0 Should there even be edibles or should there just be pills for those not interested in smoking it?\u00a0 These are questions that the Colorado State Legislature are sure to have to grapple with and ultimately strike a balance with what the state\u2019s voters have determined is an adult\u2019s decision around recreational marijuana use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The U.S. state of Colorado operationalized the legalization of recreational marijuana at the beginning of this year.\u00a0 You can now walk into one of 34 marijuana dispensaries in the state and buy a diversity of marijuana products that range from just buds (which you smoke) to all kinds of edible products.\u00a0 The options go far […]<\/p>\n

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