Keeping Your Medical Cannabis Safe From Your Kids
Article written by
Tina MagrabiSenior Content Writer
Content reviewed by
Dr. Lewis Jassey
While children can be approved for medical marijuana use in many cases, including treating some severe forms of epilepsy, it’s still crucial to keep it out of reach for their safety.
Learn why it’s so important to keep your medical marijuana safely secured from your children and tips for hiding your cannabis in child-resistant containers.
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Why It’s Important to Store Cannabis Away From Kids
The two main reasons it’s crucial to store cannabis away from kids are simple: it’s the law, and it keeps your children safe.
It’s the Law
Government bodies regulating legal medical cannabis products have recognized the need for medical marijuana to be dispensed in child-resistant containers. California law dictates that a medical cannabis consumer’s child-resistant containers must be dispensed within a child-resistant bag.
One failure of child-resistant cannabis containers is that kids can quickly master the trick of opening them. The older your children are, the more successful they may be at freeing medical cannabis products from child-resistant dispensary bags and pot pill bottles. Though a foolproof solution may not exist, you still need to follow health and safety laws by using regulated child-proof materials.
Keeping medical cannabis products secure from children is a rising concern among responsible parents using doctor-directed therapeutic marijuana. While your adult medical use of cannabis may be legal in your state, it’s still illegal to keep the drug within reach of children.
Health Risks
Of all the reasons medical cannabis-consuming parents want to keep their stash secure, none is more vital than their children’s health and safety. Consuming cannabis products without a doctor’s recommendation can pose certain health risks, especially for children. Products high in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) pose a particular risk for children, as they can have adverse effects both mentally and physically.
Your first responsibility as a parent using medical marijuana products is to keep your family safe, and the best way to do that is to hide your marijuana effectively.
Tips for Hiding Marijuana Effectively
To ensure your child can’t get your medical marijuana easily, try to think of a counterintuitive place to conceal the cannabis in its locked container. Do your best to come up with a hidey-hole or stash spot beyond the imagination (and reach) of a curious, intelligent child searching for secret parental items.
Cannabis Edibles
Cannabis edibles are often the biggest risk to small children as they may look like candy and are often believed to be sweet treats consumed with unpleasant consequences. After getting back from the dispensary, you should remove edibles from any colorful packaging and put them into something both discrete and unappealing to help deter curious little hands.
Cannabis Bud/Flower
When it comes to hiding places, think about high spots like the tallest cupboard or the top of a cabinet that even you need a step stool to reach. Or think outside the house. Is there a garage or storage shed where your medical cannabis can become invisible among toolboxes or gardening gloves? Now sit back and realize those are the exact places your child will imagine you’d hide your medical cannabis products.
Hide your marijuana, lock it up, and have the appropriate conversations with your children about necessary and responsible medical marijuana use.
Best Child-Proof Marijuana Storage Options
You have many options for storing your marijuana in a child-proof container. Here are some of the best child-resistant storage containers to consider:
The Cannador
Available in cherry or walnut finishes, The Cannador is one of the more stylish cannabis storage options. Modeled after a cigar humidor, The Cannador is odor-proof and holds up to two ounces of cannabis. The Cannador also has a built-in humidifier and retails for about $129.
The Sneakguard
A four-digit combination lock keeps children safe from your cannabis, while the vacuum-sealed metal container keeps your cannabis fresh. Difficult to unscrew even after the correct combination is entered, The Sneakguard’s cap resembles that of a child-proof aspirin bottle. Retailing at about $70, The Sneakguard represents a moderate price point in cannabis storage.
RYOT Piper
Only a classic cannabis stash bag for some parents will do, and the RYOT Piper is as classic as cannabis stash bags come at $49 per clutch. The Piper, part of the RYOT SmellSafe Carbon Series, appears in three subtle color options: black, gray, or olive. Made from weatherproof canvas fabric and equipped with lockable zipper pulls, the Piper keeps cannabis odors contained and is designed for “discreet storage and transport.”
Vaultz
Vaultz is a company specializing in locking storage cases that are portable and meant to travel with convenient handles attached. Vaultz produces an array of lockable medicine cases, zipper bags, and pillboxes. Prices range from $14.99 for a “stylish and comfortable” black steel and chrome medical case to $54.99 for a genuine leather travel kit with combo lock, “Great for locker rooms, dorms, barracks, home, hotels, camps, and more!”
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