THC Gummies
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Why are gummies the most popular weed edible?
The world of edible cannabis has seen a lot of innovation over the years. What started as being all about weed brownies, homemade cookies, and rice krispies treats has moved toward a focus on mints, tarts, and candies. There are even novelty edibles like beef jerky and potato chips. But one type of edible has risen to the top of every legal market’s charts: gummies. What is it about these little weed chewables that makes them such a hot commodity?
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Your Complete Guide to THC Gummies
Cannabis gummies are some of the most popular edibles on the market today. It’s easy to see why, with their fun, fruity flavors and small size, they’re perfect for popping in your mouth alone or with friends. They’re more discreet than flower or a vape, and it’s easy to get just the dose you want, every time. Want to know more about what goes into THC gummies besides flavor and fun?
THC gummies and other cannabis edibles: What parents should know
THC gummies are not to be confused with CBD gummies. Although both come from the cannabis plant, THC gummies can contain more than 20% THC while CBD gummies legally must contain less than 0.3% THC.
Hemp Gummies Are Sending Hundreds of Kids to Hospitals
Surge of THC products, vapes has states struggling to regulate the booming market.
More Kids Are Accidentally Eating Marijuana Edibles, Study Finds
About 98 percent of the kids got access to the drugs in a home setting, according to the study published Tuesday in Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed data from the National Poison Data System (NPDS) data portal and found that about 23 percent of the cases resulted in admittance to a hospital.
A Beginner’s Guide To Weed Gummies
Cannabis edibles and I are dating again—and I think it’s love. After a handful of pre-legalization experiences which were always an extremely unpredictable split between an evening of giggly fun or a completely nauseous, seemingly neverending dark night of the soul, now I can just reach for a precisely dosed gummy and know exactly what I’m getting, how much of it I want to take and how long it will likely last. It’s a long way from crossing your fingers as you bit into a space cookie made by a hippie in 2002.
A 9-Year-Old Accidentally Shared Her Grandpa’s Marijuana Gummies With Her Fifth-Grade Class
A group of New Mexico elementary school students got more than a sugar high after one fifth-grade student mistakenly shared a box of medical marijuana edibles at school.
Consumption of Marijuana Edibles Surges Among Children, Study Finds
The ingestion of edibles by children under 6 has risen rapidly since the start of the pandemic, contributing to a “significant increase” in hospitalizations, the study found.
Drug Alert: Marijuana Edibles
The effects from smoking marijuana only takes minutes. Edibles, however, take between 1-3 hours because food is absorbed into the bloodstream through the liver. Because it takes longer, the user may end up consuming longer amounts of the drug while thinking the drug isn't working.
How to Make Weed Gummies
With the new water-soluble cannabis powders and extracts, making your own weed gummies has never been easier.
THC edibles that look like snacks popular with kids? FTC and FDA have something to say about that
We’ve seen a lot of products in our day, but six companies that just received joint FTC-FDA cease and desist letters have earned a place in our “What The Heck Were They Thinking?” Pantheon. What did they do to merit that dubious distinction? According to the two agencies, the companies currently market edibles containing Delta-8 THC (yeah, that THC) with packaging and advertising that mimic the look of candy and snack brands popular with children.
THC ingestion by young kids highlights the need to tighten inadequate packaging regulations
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, is finding its way into the hands and mouths of young children via products packaged and labeled in ways that bear striking resemblance to famous candy and other snack products known to appeal to children.
Weed Not Legal Where You Live? Try Delta 8 Gummies, Which Probably Are
The hemp-derived form of THC stands to offer a nice baby high.
Why are gummies the most popular weed edible?
The world of edible cannabis has seen a lot of innovation over the years. What started as being all about weed brownies, homemade cookies, and rice krispies treats has moved toward a focus on mints, tarts, and candies. There are even novelty edibles like beef jerky and potato chips. But one type of edible has risen to the top of every legal market’s charts: gummies. What is it about these little weed chewables that makes them such a hot commodity?

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