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HaileSelassieII t1_jahq1rp wrote

So Republicans forced the PA mmj program to disallow edibles "because of the children", if I'm remembering correctly that was extremely important to them. Now that it has resulted in unregulated edibles being more easily accessible by minors, I think we can all agree that was a dumb fucking move that didn't help anyone, children included. (And, they should have been aware this was a potential issue because we have been dealing with synthetic cannabinoids/Spice/K2 for over a decade now, luckily these products don't contain those substances but it's still related and something they should have been aware of, they're in every gas station)

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Diarygirl t1_jahro6k wrote

So even if we get legal recreational use, we're still not going to get edibles, I guess.

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HaileSelassieII t1_jar19ds wrote

Maybe not, they may have fucked themselves, because something that has changed in that period of time is that older folks have realized edibles are very helpful for tons of medical issues. They are very popular with older people now, I don't think the "think of the children" strategy is going to work this time (see Florida's medical program for example, they have edibles and are more conservative politically, their program started a few years after PA if I remember correctly)

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[deleted] t1_jahtrb9 wrote

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raven4747 t1_jai1phm wrote

missing the point that for kids to get dispo edibles, they need an adult with a med card. the dispo system is pretty regulated and every purchase is tied to your name. as opposed to the "legal" gummies that are largely unregulated and much easier for a kid to purchase or get their hands on. even if an adult were to purchase one of those for a kid, if they paid cash there'd be nothing connecting the transaction to their name. dispo edibles would be a much safer and more secure alternative.

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