{"id":2855,"date":"2021-10-27T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/CBMiZ2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmN0aW5zaWRlci5jb20vYnVzaW5lc3MvYXJ0aWNsZS9Tb3VyLVBhdGNoLW9yLVN0b25leS1QYXRjaC1QYXJlbnRzLXdhcm5lZC1hYm91dC0xNjU2ODQ0NS5waHDSAQA"},"modified":"2021-10-27T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T07:00:00","slug":"sour-patch-or-stoney-patch-parents-warned-about-edible-pot-packaging-ct-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=2855","title":{"rendered":"Sour Patch or Stoney Patch? Parents warned about edible pot packaging – CT Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Connecticut Attorney General\u2019s office has issued a warning to consumers about cannabis products packaged to look like snacks and candy, although a spokesperson said they haven\u2019t received any complaints about these products.<\/p>\n

Police may have received complaints, although none of them have communicated with Attorney General William Tong\u2019s office about the issue, spokesperson Elizabeth Benton said in an email.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe impetus for the consumer advisory was the spike in poison control reports involving children,\u201d Benton wrote.<\/p>\n

The Connecticut Poison Control Center received 88 calls in 2020 regarding child exposure to edible marijuana, and 58 calls in the first seven months of 2021, according to the attorney general\u2019s news release on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThese look-alike cannabis products are unregulated, unsafe, and illegal,\u201d Tong said in the release.<\/a> \u201cAccidental cannabis overdoses by children are increasing nationwide, and these products will only make this worse. While Connecticut recently legalized adult-use cannabis, many of these products fall far outside the range of what will ever be safe or authorized for sale.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The American Association of Poison Control Centers reported its hotline received more than 2,600 calls regarding children ingesting cannabis products, according to the news release.<\/p>\n

The attorney general said parents should ensure kids don\u2019t have access to products containing cannabis and can call the Connecticut Poison Control Hotline at 800-222-1222 if they suspect their children have ingested the substance.<\/p>\n

Connecticut wasn\u2019t the only office to issue such a warning.<\/p>\n

New York Attorney General Letitia James<\/a> issued a similar warning Tuesday, concerning online sale of the products.<\/p>\n

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost<\/a> also issued a news release on the topic, and warned parents against the treats winding up in Halloween bags. So did Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge<\/a>, earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The warnings have included photos of the snacks. Tong\u2019s consumer alert, along with others, included a photo of a box of \u201cDouble Stuf Stoneo,\u201d which looks like a box of Oreos. It also had a box of \u201cStoney Patch,\u201d which had similar packaging to Sour Patch Kids.<\/p>\n