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Senators preview bill to limit THC servings and require single-unit packaging to reduce youth and toddler harms
Summary
Chair Lisa Reynolds outlined a tentative committee bill to limit per-serving THC potency, ban certain product infusions and require single-unit packaging for edibles to reduce accidental ingestion and youth cannabis use disorder risk.
Senate committee leaders used a brief informational slot to preview a potential committee bill aimed at reducing youth cannabis harms by limiting potency and changing packaging for edible and other products.
Chair Lisa Reynolds told the Senate Interim Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health that modern cannabis products are far more potent than decades ago and that youth who use high-potency products face greater risk of developing cannabis use disorder and associated serious harms. "We want to limit a person's intake of THC," Reynolds said, describing policy tools the committee may consider: limiting per-serving potency (for example, a 10 mg THC serving per gummy), prohibiting infusion techniques that raise potency in pre-rolls, and requiring single-unit, child-resistant packaging (individually wrapped servings) to reduce accidental ingestion by toddlers.
Industry representatives briefly responded. Nikki Terziev of the Cannabis Industry Alliance of Oregon described "flower" as the plant buds commonly smoked or processed into other products and cautioned that potency of grown product is set at cultivation; she expressed willingness to work with lawmakers on packaging and other standards.
The committee did not act on legislation but signaled it will continue discussions in the short session and seek additional stakeholder input.
