Marijuana edibles more likely to result in emergency room visits, new study finds.
and has been associated with long-term lung damage. Edibles bypass the lungs entirely as the drug is mixed into various foods, such as brownies, gummies, drinks, cookies, granola and even popcorn. The downsides to edible marijuana have not been well studied.
The team found drastic differences in the symptoms that emergency room patients reported for smoked marijuana versus edible, too. Whereas inhaled marijuana brought people to the emergency room for upset stomachs, nausea and vomiting, patients who consumed edible marijuana were more likely to report psychiatric problems, such as psychosis and panic attacks, as well as cardiovascular issues like abnormal heart rhythms and heart attacks.
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