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An Increasing Number of Young Children Are Being Exposed to Marijuana, Study Shows

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An Increasing Number of Young Children Are Being Exposed to Marijuana, Study Shows [1]
Article Date: 
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

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  • Children [2]
  • exposure [3]
  • Death [4]
  • Studies [5]

The study, conducted by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics, showed a 147.5% increase in marijuana exposure among children younger than 6 years old between 2006 and 2013. That rate spiked by 610% over the same period in states where marijuana was legalized for medicinal purposes before 2000.

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[1] http://time.com/3913828/marijuana-exposure-children/
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