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Ohio AG warns about cannabis products that look like popular snack brands ahead of Halloween

Ohio AG warns about cannabis products that look like popular snack brands ahead of Halloween
WELL SHERRY JUST TO BE CLEAR THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CORONER JUST UP THE ROAD FROM. HERE ANYONE HE KNOWS I’VE DIED FROM EATING THESE EDIBLES. IT’S BECAUSE HE OVERSEES THE CRIME LAB THAT TESTED THE PRODUCTS AND HE HAS CONCERNS IF CHILDREN WERE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THEM. A SPECIAL DELIVERY TO MIAMI VALLEY’S CRIME LAB, IT LOOKS JUST LIKE IS A FRITO SNACK AT FIRST GLANCE THESE DO LOOK LIKE SMALL BAGS OF FRITOS AND RUFFLES TOO. WHAT’S UNIQUE TO THIS CASE IS IT’S SO SIMILAR TO NORMAL PACKAGING. SO IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE A SNACK ITEM LOOK CLOSER AND YOU WILL SEE THESE CHIPS CONTAIN THC. THE THC LABELING IS SMALL AND SUBTLE AND THAT HAS MONTGOMERY COUNTY CORNER KEN HARSHBARGER WARNING PARENTS, SO WE WERE CONCERNED AND IT’S A YOU KNOW, A BIG CONCERN THAT CHILDREN WILL SEE THIS AS AN ACTUAL MAC PRODUCT AND YOU KNOW AND THEN INGEST THE PRODUCT THESE WERE SEIZED BY DAYTON POLICE FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION AS PART OF A DRUG INVESTIGATION EACH BAG HAS A CALIFORNIA LABEL ON THEM IN OHIO DISPENSARIES ARE PROHIBITED FROM SELLING PRODUCTS WITH CARTOON CHARACTERS OR THOSE VARYING A RESEMBLANCE TO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PRODUCTS HORSEPOWER ALSO SAYS THESE TYPES OF EDIBLES ARE DESIGNED FOR ADULT CONSUMPTION AND IF A CHILD EATS THEM THEY COULD HAVE SERIOUS EFFECTS SO IF A CHILD EATS SOMETHING WITH CONTAINING THC 23 MINUTES LATER DECIDES TO RIDE THEIR BIKE AND THEN THEY’RE NOW UNCOORDINATED AND FALLING GET HURT OR RIGHT OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE THEY’RE REFLEXES ARE DELAYED. SO IT’S IN CHILDREN THAT THIS PRODUCT IS REALLY ARE THIS WARNING IS INVOLVED AND HARSHBURGER SAYS, IT’S ALL SO LIKELY THESE HAVE NOT UNDERGONE STATE REGULATORY GUIDELINES FOR FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY. AND THE CORNER SAYS NO ONE HE KNOWS. AND HIS JURISDICTION HAS EVEN BEEN INJURED BY THESE PRODUCTS. BUT AGAIN PUTTING OUT THE WARNING SO THEY DON’T END UP IN THE HANDS OF CHILDREN. REPORT
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Ohio AG warns about cannabis products that look like popular snack brands ahead of Halloween
Ohio's attorney general is sending out a warning to all parents to be aware of cannabis products that look like popular candy and snack brands ahead of Halloween.Attorney General Dave Yost says the levels of THC in some of these products could have "devastating consequences" for children and is warning parents to be extra cautious, especially around this time of year.The Department of Homeland Security reports that the most common overdoses in children involve the ingestion of edible cannabis products. Ohio's two poison control centers say they've received an increase in the number of instances of children ingesting these products.These copycat products with THC in them are not legally sold in Ohio. The products Yost is warning about contain 600 to 1,000 mg of THC.According to Yost, if a child were to eat the entire bag of a cannabis product, they would be consuming 60 to 100 times the maximum legal adult serving.Those selling these types of products may be subject to legal action and civil penalties.Yost warns symptoms of THC overdose include respiratory distress, loss of coordination, lethargy and loss of consciousness. Anyone who believes their child may have consumed these products is asked to call the Central Ohio Poison Center Hotline at 1-800-222-1222.Anyone who comes across these products being sold in Ohio is encouraged to file a consumer complaint with Yost's office.

Ohio's attorney general is sending out a warning to all parents to be aware of cannabis products that look like popular candy and snack brands ahead of Halloween.

Attorney General Dave Yost says the levels of THC in some of these products could have "devastating consequences" for children and is warning parents to be extra cautious, especially around this time of year.

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The Department of Homeland Security reports that the most common overdoses in children involve the ingestion of edible cannabis products. Ohio's two poison control centers say they've received an increase in the number of instances of children ingesting these products.

These copycat products with THC in them are not legally sold in Ohio. The products Yost is warning about contain 600 to 1,000 mg of THC.

According to Yost, if a child were to eat the entire bag of a cannabis product, they would be consuming 60 to 100 times the maximum legal adult serving.

Those selling these types of products may be subject to legal action and civil penalties.

Yost warns symptoms of THC overdose include respiratory distress, loss of coordination, lethargy and loss of consciousness. Anyone who believes their child may have consumed these products is asked to call the Central Ohio Poison Center Hotline at 1-800-222-1222.

Anyone who comes across these products being sold in Ohio is encouraged to file a consumer complaint with Yost's office.