“As an adult, I cannot tell the difference between some of the edible cannabis products now emerging on the market because the products closely mimic available candies such as caramels and gum drops,” he said.
The overall number of calls to the poison center for accidental consumption of marijuana edibles among children has increased sharply in recent years. There was only one such call in 2018, four in 2019 and 11 in 2020. These calls likely represent only a fraction of the cases occurring, as the poison center is not called every time a child accidentally consumes a marijuana edible.