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Oregon Senate approves Safer Marijuana Act, limits edible servings and mandates individual wrapping
Summary
After extended floor debate the Oregon Senate passed SB 1548, the Safer Marijuana Act, which caps a single edible serving at 10 mg of THC and requires individually wrapped 10 mg units inside child-resistant containers; supporters cited reduced pediatric poisonings, opponents warned of black-market and economic impacts.
The Oregon Senate passed the Safer Marijuana Act (Senate Bill 1548) after extended floor debate, adopting measures to reduce accidental high-dose THC exposures among children and adolescents.
Senator Reynolds, the bill's sponsor, said the measure limits a single edible serving to 10 milligrams of THC and requires each 10 mg serving to be individually wrapped and then placed inside the existing child-resistant container. "It puts toddlers and, I would argue, adults, at less risk for a THC overdose," Reynolds said, citing poison-control data and peer-reviewed research from Washington state.
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