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Marijuana: New industry wrestles with pesticides, safety
New industry wrestles with pesticides, safety
Oregon Bans Medical Weed Dispensaries From Selling Edible Products.
Oregon Bans Medical Weed Dispensaries From Selling Edible Products
By CHAD GARLAND
Posted: in Huff Post: Small Business 03/20/2014 7:19 pm EDT Updated: 05/20/2014 5:59 am EDT
Link to complete story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/20/oregon-weed-edible_n_5003083.html
WTR-RI Research Team Note:
The article discusses Oregon’s response to concerns regarding edible marijuana products that may be attractive to children. Opinions, pro and con are reported.
Association of Unintentional Pediatric Exposures with Decriminalization of Marijuana in the U.S.
Association of Unintentional Pediatric Exposures with Decriminalization of Marijuana in the U.S.
Annals of Emergency Medicine, February 2014. George Sam Wang, MD et al.
This national study involved the 18 states and the District of Columbia that had passed medical marijuana laws as of December 2013. The authors studied the period between 2005 and 2011 and found that calls to poison control centers in these states increased more than 30 percent per year. Call rates in non-legal Medical Marijuana states did not change. Neurologic effects were the most commonly treated.
Surge in children accidentally eating marijuana-laced foods: Relaxed Colorado drug laws behind trend
Surge in children accidentally eating marijuana-laced foods: Relaxed Colorado drug laws behind trend
Source: (As reported in ScienceDaily, May 27, 2013) University of Colorado Denver. (2013, May 27). Surge in children accidentally eating marijuana-laced foods: Relaxed Colorado drug laws behind trend. ScienceDaily.
Retrieved May 18, 2014 fromwww.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130527231914.htm
ScienceDaily Summary: A tumblr post shows the relaxation of marijuana laws in Colorado may have caused the spike in the number of young children treated for accidentally eating marijuana-laced cookies, candies, brownies and beverages.
Journal Reference: George Sam Wang. Pediatric Marijuana Exposures in a Medical Marijuana State. JAMA Pediatrics, 2013; 1 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.140
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