Rotten

New marijuana laws have sparked a surge in edible goodies, but this fast-changing foodscape comes with risks for consumers.

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[Bracelin] I think the edible has opened up a whole 'nother market

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where weed edibles have been sold legally for decades.

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Beside the sugar and other additions that are maybe in the cake,

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Not entirely legal.

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That turned out to be an illusion.

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You have to see the product in the cake, which is not really tasty.

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because all extracts of cannabis in Holland are strictly forbidden by law.

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she might eat better, overall, she might feel somewhat better.

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to get that kind of advice from their doctors.

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You see that it brings a lot of money for the tax payer.

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[Narrator] Oregon's new weed purveyors know the future of the business

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Like a normal dose for people who aren't complete, like, constant users

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And if you're not used to that, or you've never experienced that,

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so that people know that to get to five, they have to cut the ten in half.

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[Narrator] Those deaths woke up state regulators

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so that the pecans absorbed and held in between their little lines

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to contract with private labs

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to maybe inflate the potency of the products that they're testing.

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[Narrator] According to the Oregon Poison Center,

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they may need to have their breathing supported,

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that will last way beyond that for the family.

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[Narrator] Those precautions will have no effect whatsoever on young people

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as any other medication or drug that we use.

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And I was sitting next to him, and he introduced himself,

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until we have data to show cannabis is safe,

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This is the only drug that I know about that is being approved by popular vote.

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that removed industrial hemp from the Controlled Substances Act.

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is somewhere in the 300 to 600 milligram range,

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so it can really get somebody high.

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[Narrator] He says exposure to toxins in the painting materials

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[Narrator] Kevin began regular trips to Colorado,

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he says his outlaw cannabis edibles are as predictable and consistent

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But Oregon has definitely recognized

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federal and state governments about eight billion dollars a year.

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different colors, variations of the product.

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And so we got to go into the kitchen. It's pretty sanitary in there.

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a popular, half-ounce gummy that comes in 11 flavors.

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[Narrator] Mass production may also completely reshape

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packaging that you throw away, because of the rules.

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