DENVER - More children have been treated for marijuana poisoning in Colorado since the state legalized the drug for recreational use.
That’s according to a study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora that was published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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The study says children’s hospitals report double the number of marijuana-related visits after 2014 – and regional poison centers had five-times more pediatric cases.
Most poisonings involved edible marijuana products that had not properly been stored away from children.
These products often belonged to a family members, babysitter or friend, the study says.
