Doctor Warns Children Should Not Eat Cannabis Jellies

[webfact]

Cannabis jellies with the photos downloaded from the Internet by Dr. Smith Srison and published by Thai Rath

 

by TNR Staff

 

A THAI doctor issued a warning that children should not eat cannabis jellies to go by the case of one young patient who after having done so had to be hospitalised for palpitations and severe irregular heartbeat, Thai Rath newspaper said Feb. 20.

 

Dr. Smith Srison, director of the Medical Council of Thailand and president of the Forensic Physician Association of Thailand, said in a Facebook post yesterday that the young patient had said that he bought the cannabis jellies from a store very near the school and thought it was an ordinary snack.

 

He added that it is not just this one case that shows the effect of marijuana on children, with emergency room doctors or psychiatrists also verifying the risky impact.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/02/20/doctor-warns-children-should-not-eat-cannabis-jellies/

 

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[Geoffggi]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

He added that it is not just this one case that shows the effect of marijuana on children, with emergency room doctors or psychiatrists also verifying the risky impact.

It also shows the impact of poor parenting leaving such items within a Childs reach, same applies for alcohol & guns !!!

[yankyoakum]

agree with parenting skills or lack there of, have not seen these edibles here in Thailand..

[peter zwart]

Perhaps also a nice task for the parents?????????????
 

[ThailandRyan]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

the young patient had said that he bought the cannabis jellies from a store very near the school and thought it was an ordinary snack.

Wonder what price he paid as the infused gummies are not cheap here. That shoukd have been an indicator they were not just gummies. I buy harino gummues for the daughter and a pack runs 20 baht for around 15 in the pack...I paid around 500 baht for a small jar of edible gummies which had 5 in the bottle at a shop in Phuket Town a few weeks back. The strength is not the same in any one of them quality control is an issue as of now. Not like the edible gummies from the US.  Helps me sleep with my back and beck pain. Definitely not fir the kids.

 

BTW all the edible gummies I see in shops are in the shape of a Marijuana leaf...

[KhunLA]

Sounds like a BS story the parents are telling, because they don't want to be frowned upon for leaving their brownies out.

 

Photo in news blip has nothing to do with the gummies being sold to children in Thailand ... Photo downloaded from the internet.

 

Don't give your kids drugs ... WOW, who would have thought people needed to be told that.

 

Yaba and ganga found in criminals urine test ... so drugs will turn you into a criminal.????

 

If I kill my wife can I blame the aspirin I'm taking ?

 

If they tested criminal's blood sugar, if high, I guess they would blame sugar for making you a criminal.

Edited February 21, 2023 by KhunLA

[IAMHERE]

Sorry all, but that picture just makes me think canabis jelly users are children at heart. The solution is to design all canabis jellies after cigarette packages.

[ezzra]

I'm waiting to the cannabis infused condom to come out, it was said to give super hard on and increased stamina.

[SoilSpoil]

Some of the advertised cookies on Facebook contain more than 40mg THC, which is way too much for most people, let alone children.

[bamnutsak]

We haven't had any of these fear-mongering, vague stories, usually involving minors and/or crimes, in a while.

 

from the linked article...

 

That shops selling cannabis jellies are not reported to the police is because it cannot be done as it is no longer a drug.

 

Fail.

 

The Police here can investigate anything or anyone they want to. They are not limited by published laws.

 

Cannabis jellies, assuming they have greater than 0.2 % cannabis are ILLEGAL. The only thing with a THC value of greater than 0.2% that is legal is Cannabis flower.

 

Yes, I'll stipulate that some dodgy edible with 0.2% or less THC could cause an issue with a small child (5 YO) or infant. Yes, there are a lot of local and imported edibles being pedalled on FB. Yes, edibles (in the U.S.) have likeable/familiar names and packaging.

 

I seriously doubt some shop "near a school" is selling Cannabis edibles.

 

My guess is that water (drowning), motorized vehicles, predatory adults and a new trend like vaping (many local reels with young children (10 YO) vaping) are much more of threat to children than cannabis edibles.

 

 

 

[PJ71]

1 hour ago, yankyoakum said:

have not seen these edibles here in Thailand..

Then you have n't looked very hard.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Dr. Smith Srison, director of the Medical Council of Thailand and president of the Forensic Physician Association of Thailand, said in a Facebook post yesterday that the young patient had said that he bought the cannabis jellies from a store very near the school and thought it was an ordinary snack.

But Mr Anutin said it was for medicinal use only?

Liar.

[JonnyF]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Dr. Smith Srison, director of the Medical Council of Thailand and president of the Forensic Physician Association of Thailand, said in a Facebook post yesterday that the young patient had said that he bought the cannabis jellies from a store very near the school and thought it was an ordinary snack.

The problem here (if the story is true) is the store selling Cannabis to minors.

 

Same as if the minor bought an Alcopop thinking it was Cola.

 

It seems the doctor has an issue with Marijuana and is using the "think of the children" mantra to further his cause.

[ikke1959]

My first thought, why not fine the manufacturers of these jelly?? It is not done to make kids eat or use cannabis already and most candies are eaten by kids, as they have no idea what is in it... Secondly don't sell these candies in normal shops, but only in cannabis shops. and parents if you have brains don't give it to your kids how hyperactive they are.....But this is Thailand, everything goes as it is...and no clear rules and no enforcements...

[vandeventer]

3 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

It also shows the impact of poor parenting leaving such items within a Childs reach, same applies for alcohol & guns !!!

Should a doctor have to tell parents this? What ever happen to common sense?

[Geoffggi]

9 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

Should a doctor have to tell parents this? What ever happen to common sense?

The inevitable answer - there is nothing common with sense in this country 

[KhunLA]

Does anyone seriously believe the kid bought gummies in a store with their 'lunch money' ?

 

That's a hell of nice lunch money budget ????

[SoilSpoil]

2 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

 

 

I seriously doubt some shop "near a school" is selling Cannabis edibles.

 

 

 

 

100's of Facebook sellers will do the trick. These edibles are tempting for children to try and shoukd be prohibited. When you smoke, you feel the effects within seconds, but edibles are a fifferent ball game. I"ve seen quite some people in my time who thought their time had come by eatjng toojuch space cake. 

[bamnutsak]

21 minutes ago, SoilSpoil said:

These edibles are tempting for children to try and shoukd be prohibited.

They ARE prohibited, assuming they are over 0.2 % THC.

 

21 minutes ago, SoilSpoil said:

100's of Facebook sellers will do the trick.

Yes, that's already been acknowledged and established. However this child did not purchase on line.

 

 

 

 

Edited February 21, 2023 by bamnutsak

[SoilSpoil]

4 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

They ARE prohibited, assuming they are over 0.2 % THC.

 

Yes, that's already been acknowledged and established. However this child did not purchase on line.

 

 

 

 

If a cookie or brownie has a mass of 20 grams, than 0.2% results in 40 milligrams THC. Way too much for most of us and potentially dangerous (driving?). Thousands of children are buying it online, if one is to believe the Thai media.

[bamnutsak]

1 hour ago, SoilSpoil said:

If a cookie or brownie has a mass of 20 grams, than 0.2% results in 40 milligrams THC.

That's not how the THC percentage is measured in edibles. The final percentage is based on the content of the source material, the extraction proess, the amount of decarbing material, the decarbing process, and then how much say "butter" is used to bake a cookie. Note that the extraction  process is ILLEGAL.

 

1 hour ago, SoilSpoil said:

Thousands of children are buying it online

Doubtful but would welcome the basis for your assertion.

 

Again, this story is about jellies, not brownies, and it is about a young person buying cannabis jellies in a shop.

 

 

I will agree that most edibles sold on FB have a THC content greater than 0.2 %, and thus are ILLEGAL.

 

 

 

 

[zyphodb]

8 hours ago, SoilSpoil said:

Some of the advertised cookies on Facebook contain more than 40mg THC, which is way too much for most people, let alone children.

And you believe that the sellers are gonna pay for tests to see how strong their product is???

[SoilSpoil]

9 minutes ago, zyphodb said:

And you believe that the sellers are gonna pay for tests to see how strong their product is???

No, I dont, but have quite some experience with edibles back home. Greening out is far from pleasant.