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Form and content of Jamaican cannabis edibles

2021; BioMed Central; Volume: 3; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/s42238-021-00079-9

2522-5782

Carole M. Lindsay, Wendel Abel, Erica E. Jones-Edwards, Paul Brown, Khalia K. Bernard, Tainia T. Taylor,

GABA and Rice Research

In 2017, the Jamaican government banned the sale of cannabis-infused edibles after reports of over-intoxication in adults and children. There is a general lack of public awareness regarding the risk involved with edible dosage. Vandrey et al. in 2015 reported that random cannabis edibles sampled from dispensaries in California and Washington in the USA failed to meet the basic labeling standards for pharmaceuticals (Vandrey et al.; JAMA 2015). This study aims to measure the levels of THC and CBD in a variety of edibles available locally in order to establish current cannabinoid content and to report on safety and packaging. This study is deemed necessary as no such study has been done to measure the potency levels of edibles and to raise awareness of the potential risk to children.