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setting rules related to the sale — not the possession or use - of edible hemp products that contain the high=inducing: chemical'tetrahydrocannabinol (THQ. Th0aw regulates who can sell the products, the mandated packaging, the maximum: amount of THC per dose and the minimum age. for purchase — 2 1 years old. "One of the things the Legislature did not address is the use or possession of these products by a person of any.age, includingunderage individuals," Whitmore wrote in a memo to the council. "As a result, even though someone under 21, cannot.jegally purchase these. consumable cannabinoid products, there I's nothing in the law that ,prohibits them from possessing them, taking them in any amount or sharing them with others." When the-ordihaAtO becorAes effective in. a little over 30 days, l0 cal. police aierft planning -to make:arrests, according to city staff.. Instead, the ordinance will give Bops the authority to confiscate pot gummies if they come across kids in. possession. And the plan Isto-let the.kids p, assuming they aren't braking other laws,. and return tl o hemp produets:to'the lcids' parents: The:newMinnesota law limits the THC to -no more than five milligrams per dose, prompting. frequent comparisons to low-4cohol3.2 beer. But it's-far:fro.M-a perfect analogy. If underage drinkers get their hands on 3.2 beer with the goal of -getting drunk, the low -alcohol Content forces them to have a high tolerance for bloating if thie are going to drink enough beer to become extremely intoxicated. With the.':newly legalized hemp edibles, there's little beyond cost concerns to .keep a minor.firom-ingesting multiple low -dose gummies to get stoned.