Editing Cannabis edible (section)

=== Western ===
[[File:Alice B. Toklas, by Carl Van Vechten - 1949.jpg|thumb|Modern interest in edibles is attributed to [[Alice B. Toklas]] and [[The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook|her eponymous 1954 cookbook]].]]
The first mention of edibles in Europe appeared in a cookbook titled ''[[De honesta voluptate et valetudine]]'', which translates to "On Honorable Pleasure and Health" written by [[Bartolomeo Platina]] in 1465.<ref>{{Cite web|vauthors=Lightner J|date=16 May 2013|title=Honorable Pleasure|url=https://www.edibleseattle.com/uncategorized/honorable-pleasure/|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Edible Seattle|language=en-US|archive-date=9 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409232636/https://www.edibleseattle.com/uncategorized/honorable-pleasure/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The first cannabis edible recipe appeared in the United States in the early 1960s in a cookbook called ''[[The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book]]'' written by [[Alice B. Toklas]].<ref name=":7" /> The recipe is called "Hashish Fudge" and was actually contributed by Alice's good friend, [[Brion Gysin]].<ref name=":7" /> Although it was omitted from the first American editions, Toklas' name and her "brownies" became synonymous with cannabis in the growing [[Counterculture of the 1960s|1960s counterculture]].<ref name=":7">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/food-matters/go-ask-alice-the-history-of-toklas-8217-legendary-hashish-fudge/|title=Go Ask Alice: The History of Toklas' Legendary Hashish Fudge|vauthors=Eplatt L|date=20 April 2015|work=[[Scientific American]]|access-date=22 September 2016|archive-date=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520215219/http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/food-matters/go-ask-alice-the-history-of-toklas-8217-legendary-hashish-fudge/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then, many more [[cannabis cookbook]]s have been published.

In some U.S. states that have legalized cannabis, edibles have experienced a dramatic rise in sales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedailymeal.com/news/eat/edible-marijuana-sales-continue-rise-gummies-and-mints-topping-sales/022217 |title=Edible Marijuana Sales Continue to Rise, With Gummies and Mints Topping Sales |vauthors=Lacsamana P |website=TheDailyMeal.com |date=22 February 2017 |access-date=10 August 2017 |archive-date=23 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223063232/http://www.thedailymeal.com/news/eat/edible-marijuana-sales-continue-rise-gummies-and-mints-topping-sales/022217 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since edibles often look like regular candy, they can be mistakenly eaten by children. Between 2009 and 2015 after cannabis was legalised in Colorado, there was a five-fold increase in the number of children under 10 who were treated in hospital or poison center for exposure to cannabis. Edibles were implicated in over half of these. Variations in dosage and delay in onset of effects (leading to taking of additional doses) also can cause overdose especially in children and inexperienced users.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theweek.com/articles/662621/rise-legal-weed-america |title=The rise of legal weed in America |website=The Week |date=26 November 2016 |access-date=10 August 2017 |archive-date=27 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127091910/http://theweek.com/articles/662621/rise-legal-weed-america |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://theconversation.com/edible-marijuana-what-we-need-to-know-70898 |title=Edible marijuana: What we need to know |website=TheConversation.com |date=March 2017 |access-date=20 October 2017 |archive-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301045243/http://theconversation.com/edible-marijuana-what-we-need-to-know-70898 |url-status=live }}</ref> Calls to [[Poison control center|poison control]] have dramatically increased since 2008 due to dogs ingesting edibles.<ref>{{cite web |vauthors=Mahadevan T |url=https://www.complex.com/life/2019/01/people-keep-calling-poison-control-after-their-dogs-eat-edibles |title=People Keep Calling Poison Control After Their Dogs Eat Edibles |publisher=Complex |date=25 February 2019 |access-date=2019-10-28 |archive-date=30 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130162511/https://www.complex.com/life/2019/01/people-keep-calling-poison-control-after-their-dogs-eat-edibles |url-status=live }}</ref> In Canada, cannabis-infused food products were legalized in October 2018, but regulatory restrictions and reduced consumer interest may inhibit innovation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cannabis-edibles-study-dalhousie-university-sylvain-charlebois-1.5128514|title=Canadians' enthusiasm wanes for legal pot and edibles, study finds|vauthors=Davie E|publisher=CBC News|date=9 May 2019|access-date=11 May 2019|archive-date=11 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511054044/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cannabis-edibles-study-dalhousie-university-sylvain-charlebois-1.5128514|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name = "Watts_2018">{{Cite web| vauthors = Watts M, Austin M, Newell S, Putyra M |date=18 December 2018|title=Canada first G7 country to legalize retail cannabis|url=https://www.osler.com/en/resources/regulations/2018/canada-first-g7-country-to-legalize-retail-cannabis#:~:text=Rare%20is%20the%20moment%20when,recreational%20or%20adult%2Duse%20cannabis.|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Osler|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409233339/https://www.osler.com/en/resources/regulations/2018/canada-first-g7-country-to-legalize-retail-cannabis |archive-date=2021-04-09 }}</ref>