Editing Cannabis edible (section)

=== Children ===
Many edible cannabis products are packaged in a way which could appeal to children (gummies, etc.), though laws requiring a minimum age to purchase recreational cannabis are universal in jurisdictions that have fully legalized its use, similar to age restrictions on alcohol. As with alcohol and prescription medicines, care should be taken to prevent children from having access to the product, as cannabis edibles have been the main cause of a number of health care visits relating to accidental cannabis consumption by children.<ref name=":4" />  In 2022, the US [[National Poison Data System]] reported about 6,000 people calling for help after children under the age of 13 ate cannabis edibles, compared to 1,800 calls for [[Cannabidiol|CBD]] and 2,000 for dried marijuana.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Gummin |first1=David D. |last2=Mowry |first2=James B. |last3=Beuhler |first3=Michael C. |last4=Spyker |first4=Daniel A. |last5=Rivers |first5=Laura J. |last6=Feldman |first6=Ryan |last7=Brown |first7=Kaitlyn |last8=Pham |first8=Nathaniel P. T. |last9=Bronstein |first9=Alvin C. |last10=DesLauriers |first10=Carol |date=October 2023 |title=2022 Annual Report of the National Poison Data System (NPDS) from America's Poison Centers: 40th Annual Report |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38084513/ |journal=Clinical Toxicology |volume=61 |issue=10 |pages=717–939 |doi=10.1080/15563650.2023.2268981 |issn=1556-9519 |pmid=38084513}}</ref>  Children under the age of 5 who ate cannabis edibles is the largest source of marijuana-related calls to poison centers (36% of calls about marijuana product exposures in 2021).<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last1=Gummin |first1=David D. |last2=Mowry |first2=James B. |last3=Beuhler |first3=Michael C. |last4=Spyker |first4=Daniel A. |last5=Rivers |first5=Laura J. |last6=Feldman |first6=Ryan |last7=Brown |first7=Kaitlyn |last8=Nathaniel |first8=P. T. Pham |last9=Bronstein |first9=Alvin C. |last10=Weber |first10=Julie A. |date=December 2022 |title=2021 Annual Report of the National Poison Data System© (NPDS) from America's Poison Centers: 39th Annual Report |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36602072/ |journal=Clinical Toxicology |volume=60 |issue=12 |pages=1381–1643 |doi=10.1080/15563650.2022.2132768 |issn=1556-9519 |pmid=36602072}}</ref>   Although 65% of calls about a child under 13 who had consumed edibles ultimately involved no or only minor effects, almost 3% involved a child who was experiencing life-threatening symptoms or a similar major effect from consumption of the edibles.<ref name=":3" /> About 60% of these calls resulted in medical evaluation, and 20% resulted in [[hospitalization]].<ref name=":3" />

[[Cannabis intoxication]] in children under 10 is primarily due to unintentional intoxication through cannabis edibles, such as a child eating what appears to be candy.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last1=Cohen |first1=Neta |last2=Mathew |first2=Mathew |last3=Brent |first3=Jeffrey |last4=Wax |first4=Paul |last5=Davis |first5=Adrienne L. |last6=Obilom |first6=Cherie |last7=Burns |first7=Michele M. |last8=Canning |first8=Joshua |last9=Baumgartner |first9=Kevin |last10=Koons |first10=Andrew L. |last11=Wiegand |first11=Timothy J. |last12=Judge |first12=Bryan |last13=Hoyte |first13=Christopher |last14=Chenoweth |first14=James A. |last15=Froberg |first15=Blake |date=August 2023 |title=Severe outcomes following pediatric cannabis intoxication: a prospective cohort study of an international toxicology surveillance registry |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37603042 |journal=Clinical Toxicology |volume=61 |issue=8 |pages=591–598 |doi=10.1080/15563650.2023.2238121 |issn=1556-9519 |pmid=37603042}}</ref>  In such cases, it is typically the only drug consumed by the child, and is much more likely to result in hospitalization than in teenagers.<ref name=":2" />  {{As of|2023}}, many children have needed care in an [[intensive care unit]], including [[Tracheal intubation|intubation]].<ref name=":2" />  Although deaths and other serious outcomes are "rarely reported",<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=A Gaudet |first1=Lindsay |last2=Hogue |first2=Kaitlin |last3=Scott |first3=Shannon D. |last4=Hartling |first4=Lisa |last5=Elliott |first5=Sarah A. |date=March 2024 |title=Acute pediatric cannabis intoxication: A scoping review |journal=Journal of Child Health Care: For Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=196–214 |doi=10.1177/13674935221099158 |issn=1741-2889 |pmc=10882949 |pmid=35532228}}</ref> at least one child has died from eating THC gummies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kika |first=Thomas |date=2022-10-24 |title=Are THC gummies toxic to kids? Mother charged after child dies |url=https://www.newsweek.com/are-thc-gummies-toxic-kids-mother-charged-after-child-dies-1754301 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Carey |first1=Julie |last2=Cook |first2=Gina |date=2023-06-12 |title=Virginia mother pleads guilty in 4-year-old son's death from THC gummies |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/virginia-mother-pleads-guilty-in-4-year-old-sons-death-from-thc-gummies/3365697/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=NBC4 Washington |language=en-US}}</ref>