Colorado’s recreational marijuana amendment went into effect two years ago. Since then, Marijuana-related emergency room visits for children under 10 have increased dramatically, reports the Daily Beast.
The authors of a new pediatic study believe legalization is responsible for the spike in the number of kids ingesting their parent’s edibles. The average age of the children involved in these incidents was 2.4 years old. In almost half of the cases, cannabis-infused edibles like candy, cookies, and brownies were found to be responsible.
Dr. G. Sam Wang, the lead author of the study, said that the majority of the cases happened at home. Children who ingested the drug later presenting symptoms of “lethargy” and “sleepiness.” Some cases even required tracheal intubation to treat coma or respiratory depression.