A B.C. politician is calling for improved enforcement after cannabis-laced candies were left on the windshields of vehicles in Vancouver.
Jas Johal, the MLA for Richmond-Queensborough, told CTV Vancouver that packages containing 10 milligrams of 鈥榤icrodosed candy鈥� were placed on the windows of vehicles parked outside of the Lift & Co. Cannabis Expo over the weekend.
He said it鈥檚 difficult to tell the difference between the pot-laced gummies and regular candies.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 tell the difference, how do you expect a child to?鈥� Johal asked.
The candy packages displayed the brand Earth鈥檚 Edibles logo along with a link to the company鈥檚 website.
Despite the packaging, the owner of Earth鈥檚 Edibles said they didn鈥檛 distribute the candy samples. The company鈥檚 website does sell edible candies, along with other cannabis food items, but the packaging for those products is different than the ones left on the vehicles.
Regardless of who鈥檚 responsible, Johal said this incident shouldn鈥檛 have happened in the first place.
鈥淭he onus is on the provincial government to make sure the information is out that there鈥檚 enough scare in these companies not to do this,鈥� he said.
In a statement sent to CTV Vancouver, organizers for Vancouver鈥檚 cannabis expo also condemned the incident.
鈥淭his underscores the need for increased cannabis education, especially with the expected legalization of cannabis edibles later this year,鈥� Nick Pateras, VP for Strategy for Lift & Co., wrote.
Under federal law, it鈥檚 illegal to make or sell cannabis edibles, although the legalization of pot-infused edibles is expected to happen later this year.
Johal said he鈥檚 concerned about children getting their hands on cannabis-laced candies, whether they鈥檙e legal or illegal.
鈥淲hen a child ingests cannabis they have a bigger reaction to the drug,鈥� Pamela Fuelli, a safety advocate for the national charity Parachute, said. 鈥淭hey actually are poisoned by the product.鈥�
