Science related (Medical) Experts Warn That Marijuana Edibles May Not Be Safe by Sophia Vida January 08, 2020 Health experts are warning that cannabis edibles may not be as healthy as they seem. A commentary was published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that edibles may carry some unique risks. According to...
Trends & Articles Many Canadian Children Have Ingested Edible Marijuana by Sophia Vida June 27, 2019 According to information from pediatricians in Canada, there is a significant number of children in the country who have ingested edible marijuana. Between the months of September and December of last year, there were 16 report...
Legal Related Arkansas to Sell Medical Marijuana Edibles Soon by Sophia Vida May 17, 2019 It has been less than a week since the state of Arkansas has opened its medical marijuana dispensaries for its residents. Now those patients who would rather eat marijuana than smoke it will be able to do so soon. Next week ...
Trends & Articles Marijuana Edibles are Sending Many People to the ER by Sophia Vida April 06, 2019 According to a study, more and more people are landing in the ER after eating marijuana edibles. The study, published recently in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, Colorado found that there was a threefold increase in th...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana Edibles Pose More Health Risks Than Smoking It Says Study by Sophia Vida March 26, 2019 According to a neuroscientist, eating marijuana may be a lot more dangerous than smoking. Neuroscientist and director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., Nora Volkow, s...
Trends & Articles Marijuana May Be Dangerous for People With Heart Disease by Sophia Vida February 19, 2019 Marijuana has been touted for many of its medicinal benefits, but for older people with cardiovascular disease, there could be some health issues if they decide to use the edible form of it. Marijuana in edible form may have ca...
Trends & Articles Teenage Girl Hospitalized After Eating Marijuana Gummy Bears by Sophia Vida February 16, 2019 Last week a 14-year old girl from Fair Lawn, New Jersey was hospitalized after becoming ill from eating a gummy bear. That gummy bear was an edible marijuana gummy bear and a 13-year old girl has been accused of giving the gumm...
Trends & Articles Washington Will Not Ban Marijuana-Infused Candies Afterall by Sophia Vida December 17, 2018 The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) finalized a policy last week that will limit the colors and shapes that edibles can have, but doesn't forbid them. The new rules will add a "standard pantone color book tha...
Trends & Articles More People Think Edibles Are The Safest Form of Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 15, 2018 According to a survey of roughly 9,000 American adults, most people believe that edibles are the safest form of marijuana. The study, which was published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, revealed that 53 percent of ...
Trends & Articles Washington State To Ban All Marijuana Gummies and Hard Candies by Sophia Vida October 10, 2018 In a move that outraged many producers of edible marijuana in the state of Washington, the state's Liquor And Cannabis Board (LACB) announced that it would be reversing an earlier approval of marijuana-infused hard candies and gum...