There are Stoner Patch Kidz gummies, whose packaging mimics the distinctive packaging of Sour Patch Kids gummy candies, Fruit Gushers medicated gummies, Nerds Rope candy, and others.Īll of them mimic the original candies, from the packaging colour to the font to the graphic design. Stoneo cookies, by Canadian online dispensary Weed Deals, are just one example. Her real beef is with the companies that appear to directly target children with packaging that is dangerously similar to that of products they love. "I am his mother and I'm responsible for what comes into this house," Russo said. If anything, she said, she blames herself.
She is quick to point out that she isn't trying to spark a "witch hunt" in her household or in her community. There are adult relatives and four children, including teenagers, in the house, and there are friends who come and go, Russo said. "I live a drug- and alcohol-free life," said Russo, who has worked as an addictions counsellor. "If I would have known they were in the house, I would have destroyed them." Russo said she had no idea the cookies had been brought into the house. (Weed Deals) Cookies brought into home without her knowledge Stoneo cannabis cookies are sold in packaging that is almost identical to Oreo cookies packaging. He's home now and safe, and is not expected to have any long-term health issues because of the incident, but it has left Russo badly shaken. Moises was taken to Miramichi Regional Hospital, where he was diagnosed with an overdose and was hospitalized and monitored for 24 hours. She immediately called the poison control centre and an ambulance. Russo, who does not keep cannabis products in her home, was shocked not only by the cookies' knockoff packaging but also that they were in her house in the first place. Moises had eaten both of the cookies in the package. For comparison, legal edibles products for sale at Cannabis NB contain a maximum of 10 mg, in accordance with Health Canada regulations. Russo saw that the packaging looked strikingly similar to the packaging for Oreo cookies, right down to the distinctive shiny blue cellophane wrap, and the font on the image of a chocolate creme cookie against a splash of white cream in the background.Įxcept that they were in fact Stoneo cookies, by "Dabisco," which is not a legal product, and contained a total of 500 mg of THC. He told her he'd eaten some cookies, and she asked him to bring her the package.Ĭopycat pot edibles that look like candy are poisoning kids, doctors say
Russo said it was plain to see he was in distress - his pupils were dilated and he was having heart palpitations - and she asked him what had happened. Tobi Russo, who lives on Eel Ground First Nation southwest of Miramichi and is recovering from surgery, says she was having a rest on the couch Saturday morning when her youngest son, Moises, came upstairs to tell her he wasn't feeling well. A New Brunswick mom whose seven-year-old was hospitalized after eating what he thought were Oreo cookies is calling for a crackdown on cannabis-product packaging.
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