More young children are getting sick from inadvertently eating marijuana edibles [4], according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics.
Calls to poison control centers about kids 5 and under consuming edibles containing THC rose from 207 in 2017 to 3,054 in 2021 — a 1,375% increase, according to the study. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
Nearly all of the children — about 97% — found the edibles at home.
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[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/reports-young-children-accidentally-eating-marijuana-edibles-soar-rcna63501?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter
[2] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/edibles
[3] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/poisoning
[4] https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/pets-are-getting-owners-edibles-overdosing-cannabis-rcna25011