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Childhood Cannabis Intoxication - Montreal Gazette

[davgro]

Interesting article from yesterday's Montreal Gazette that highlights the challenges cannabis edibles may face moving forward when it comes to regulatory changes to increase THC concentration.

Excerpt:

"In both the United States and Canada, emergency room visits and calls to poison control centres for cannabis intoxication are going up. This is not entirely surprising given the increasing availability of recreational marijuana in Canada and the U.S. states that have decriminalized its use. However, the increase in accidental overdoses in children seems to be driven largely by edibles rather than other forms of cannabis."

See link below to full article:

https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-candy-like-cannabis-edibles-a-danger-to-children

[caretired1]

This is a very uninformed author of the article. It's clear from the photo that the products presented are from the illegal market and then described to be 600mg of htc which is also illegal. The article finishes with "there has to be better regulation and enforcement about packing and dosing."  This regulation is in place across the country and edibles are not even allowed for

[davgro]

My point in posting a link to the article was that it was an opinion by a medical doctor in a prominent newspaper that is read by many.  The fact that it was in a Quebec newspaper where cannabis edibles are currently illegal is significant.  Opening up the Quebec market to edibles would be a major boost to NDVA revenue.  Articles like this have an adverse effect on that possibility