A panel discussion at the National Press Club Wednesday brought together experts in the field to discuss public health hazards as marijuana legalization unfolds across the country.
....But according to the experts, there are still issues that need attention.
“An unrecognized issue marijuana is that toddlers get into things,” Rick Dart, director of the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center in Denver, said at the event.
“Colorado allows what are called edibles, and the problem is that edibles can look identical to gummy bears.
Thankfully, no toddlers have died.
They get hospitalized for a day or so before they can go home.”
“Colorado allows what are called edibles, and the problem is that edibles can look identical to gummy bears.
Thankfully, no toddlers have died.
They get hospitalized for a day or so before they can go home.”
Aside from toddlers is the second important study group: adolescents.
For Dart, adolescents are most likely to experiment, but they’re also in the middle of an important stage in brain development.
While there’s considerable controversy surrounding the idea that marijuana has major positive or negative effects, according to Dart, the chance of a psychotic episode increased when using the drug, and the earlier adolescents use, the more likely it is they’ll experience a psychotic episode from which they may never recover...
For Dart, adolescents are most likely to experiment, but they’re also in the middle of an important stage in brain development.
While there’s considerable controversy surrounding the idea that marijuana has major positive or negative effects, according to Dart, the chance of a psychotic episode increased when using the drug, and the earlier adolescents use, the more likely it is they’ll experience a psychotic episode from which they may never recover...
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