Marijuana Child Safety Containers

 

 

This has to be a sign of our times - child safety marijuana containers!!!! Who would have thought it?

Such changes in the last few decades, a black president, homosexuality now part of main stream and the internet - what would our grandparents have said?

The legalisation of Marijuana for recreational use in Colorado has sent shops and users scrambling around to find packaging that complies with the states mandate for child proof containers. Concerns over accidental ingestion of Marijuana by children has prompted legislation in Colorado mandating child safety measures such as reverse cap vials on par with that found on potentially harmful over-the-counter medication. Although they have traditionally sold marijuana in packaging such as clear plastic bags, dispensaries that fail to comply with the new regulations risk losing their license to sell their product.

This big push for child safety is in response to accidental ingestion of marijuana by children in 14 incidents between 2009 and 2011. With the law in effect and the stores open for business, critics say that the number of incidents will rise if compliance with packaging regulations is not enforced.

I remember 20 years ago having to sack one of the children’s nannies not  for smoking marijuana,  as what she did in her spare time was not my business,  but because she kept leaving lumps of hash in her bedroom in easy reach of the children.

Suppliers nationwide are gearing up to meet this new need in the marijuana industry and ensure child safety. At last count there were twenty states with medical marijuana legislation and growing. With Washington and Colorado leading the way with recreational legalization, soon that number may be much higher.

It will be interesting to see what kind of creative packaging comes out of this!!!!