Halloween week means a lot of candy in the house. If you keep THC gummies around, this is the week to get your storage right. Here's how to store THC gummies so they stay fresh, stay labeled, and stay far away from the candy bowl.
Keep them in the tin
OTV gummies come 10 to a tin, with the strength printed on it: 15mg per gummy in the 150mg tins, 30mg per gummy in the 300mg tins. That label is doing a job. Leave it on.
Don't move gummies into a candy dish, a sandwich bag, or an old mint tin. Out of the tin, a THC gummy looks like any other gummy. Nobody in your house should have to guess.
Close the lid all the way after every use. Then put it back in the same spot. Same spot, every time, is half the battle.
Cool, dry, out of the sun
Heat is the enemy of a gummy. Leave a tin in a hot car or on a sunny windowsill and you can come back to one big gummy. Humidity does its own damage: sticky, sweaty, stuck together.
Pick a spot that stays cool and dry all day. Not next to the stove. Not on top of the fridge where the warm air collects. Not in the bathroom where the shower steams everything up. A drawer or a cabinet away from heat does the job.
Same idea as flower, by the way. Our flower storage guide runs through light, heat, air and moisture.
Lock it up. Every time.
This is the part that matters most.
The American Academy of Pediatrics says to keep edibles out of kids' reach, like in a locked cabinet, and not to store THC products with regular household food. They also point out that some look-alike edibles copy the look of real candy, and the THC warning on a package can be small and easy to miss. (Source: American Academy of Pediatrics, HealthyChildren.org, 2023)
Accidents mostly happen at home, too. A study of US poison center data counted 207 edible cannabis exposures in kids under 6 in 2017 and 3,054 in 2021. About 97% happened at a residence. (Source: Contemporary Pediatrics, 2023, on a study published in Pediatrics)
So the fix lives at home. A lockbox or a locked cabinet. Up high and out of sight. Same rules for pets.
Halloween week rules
- Keep the tin nowhere near the candy bowl. Different room, different shelf, locked.
- Hosting adults? Keep the tin with you, not on the snack table. Parties are when stuff gets left out.
- Don't snack on them in front of kids. Little kids copy what they see.
- Give the trick-or-treat haul a once-over. The AAP says candy laced on purpose showing up in a trick-or-treat bag is rare. Look-alikes getting mixed up at home is the real risk. Anything unwrapped or unfamiliar goes.
- Put it back right after. Not later. Right after.
Make it a routine
Good storage isn't a one-time setup. It's a habit everybody in the house follows.
- One home for the tin. Pick it once. Don't move it around.
- Tell the other adults. Roommates, partners, house guests. Everyone 21+ in the house should know what's in that tin and where it lives.
- Keep the key or code to yourself. A lockbox only works if it's locked.
- Do a quick check before guests come over. Counters, coffee table, nightstand. Ten seconds.
If something goes wrong
If a kid gets into gummies, don't wait it out. Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. If it looks serious, call 911. (Source: American Academy of Pediatrics, HealthyChildren.org, 2023) If it's your dog or cat, call your vet.
Write the number somewhere you'll find it. Then hope you never need it.
Know what's in the tin
Keep the tin until it's empty. The label tells you the strength per gummy. Lab reports live on our lab results page.
Taking one tonight? Our guide on how to dose THC gummies covers pacing. Short version: start low, go slow.
The short version
Original tin. Lid closed. Cool, dry spot. Locked up, away from the candy, the kids and the pets. That's the whole system.
21+ only. Do not drive or operate machinery after use. Keep out of reach of children and pets.