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Accidental Cannabis Intoxication in French Toddlers Surges
Norra MacReady
August 14, 2017
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Highly Concentrated Hashish Resin Largely Responsible
The authors attribute the increase in severe cases to the rising concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the compound that gives cannabis its euphoric properties, during the study period. Between 2004 and 2014, the THC concentration in the cannabis available in France went from 9.3% to 20.7%. Further, the most popular form of cannabis in France is hashish, the highly concentrated resin derived from the cannabis plant, as opposed to "herbal" cannabis or marijuana, which has a lower concentration of THC.
Cannabis decriminalization also seems to correlate with greater poisoning severity among children, the authors write. In the United States, severe cases "are significantly more represented in states where cannabis has been decriminalized." There, as in France, where the drug is still illegal, pediatric cannabis poisoning usually results from ingestion, either of food products containing cannabis or of the resin itself, although infants may also be poisoned by second-hand cannabis smoke....
Norra MacReady
August 14, 2017
...
Highly Concentrated Hashish Resin Largely Responsible
The authors attribute the increase in severe cases to the rising concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the compound that gives cannabis its euphoric properties, during the study period. Between 2004 and 2014, the THC concentration in the cannabis available in France went from 9.3% to 20.7%. Further, the most popular form of cannabis in France is hashish, the highly concentrated resin derived from the cannabis plant, as opposed to "herbal" cannabis or marijuana, which has a lower concentration of THC.
Cannabis decriminalization also seems to correlate with greater poisoning severity among children, the authors write. In the United States, severe cases "are significantly more represented in states where cannabis has been decriminalized." There, as in France, where the drug is still illegal, pediatric cannabis poisoning usually results from ingestion, either of food products containing cannabis or of the resin itself, although infants may also be poisoned by second-hand cannabis smoke....