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Health experts press Senate panel for 10 mg THC limit and single‑unit packaging for edibles
Summary
Physicians, poison center staff and public‑health researchers testified that SB 1548’s requirement for individually wrapped single‑unit packaging and a 10 mg per‑edible THC limit would reduce accidental pediatric poisonings; industry witnesses warned of cost, product diversity and enforcement tradeoffs.
The Senate Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Committee heard competing testimony on Senate Bill 1548, which would require each edible to be individually wrapped, child‑resistant and limited to 10 milligrams of THC per unit.
Dr. Rob Hendrickson, medical director of the Oregon Poison Center, told the committee of a recent pediatric intensive care case: "A few months ago, a toddler...ate those muffins...both of those muffins contained 50 milligrams of THC," he said, describing a child who required…
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