{"id":3556,"date":"2023-05-11T05:24:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T22:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/is-it-safe-to-consume-cannabis-edibles\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T05:24:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T22:24:34","slug":"is-it-safe-to-consume-cannabis-edibles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=3556","title":{"rendered":"Is It Safe to Consume Cannabis Edibles?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>What do we need to know about the safety of marijuana edibles?<\/p>\n<p>You may recall from my video <a href=\"http:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/Smoking-Marijuana-vs-Using-a-Cannabis-Vaporizer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Smoking Marijuana vs. Using a Cannabis Vaporizer<\/strong><\/a> that smoking cannabis can <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/17437626\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create<\/a> respiratory problems, so using a vaporizer is an alternative. What about eating it? I discuss that in my video <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/are-cannabis-edibles-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Are Cannabis Edibles Safe?<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVaping <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28246314\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is<\/a> likely less harmful than smoking marijuana,\u201d and edibles are another alternative, but they may carry increased risks to children and increased risk of overdosing. I\u2019d <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23216842\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">add<\/a> a third risk\u2014to pets. \u201cSince the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado in January 2014, edibles <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26324307\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comprise<\/a> almost half of total cannabis sales,\u201d and a \u201csignificant correlation\u201d has been <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23216842\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found<\/a> between the rise in use and the rise in marijuana toxicosis cases at veterinary hospitals, thought to have contributed to two dog deaths in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27780499\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have<\/a> been no reported deaths in young children from marijuana exposure,\u201d thankfully, though some <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27418198\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have<\/a> ended up on life support because an edible marijuana overdose can lead to severe respiratory depression. As you can see <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\"> in the graph below and <\/span>at 1:09 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/are-cannabis-edibles-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>, Colorado regional poison control cases <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27454910\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increased<\/a> significantly after recreational pot became legal and at a higher rate than the rest of the United States, which is one reason the American Academy of Pediatrics continues to oppose legalization.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-92311\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-09.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-09.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-09-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-09-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-09-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-09-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-09-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-09-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-09-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-09-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>At the very least, cannabis edibles shouldn\u2019t be <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25760351\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">packaged<\/a> to look like popular candy, as you can see below and at 1:29 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/are-cannabis-edibles-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>. (Keef Kat, Buddahfinger, and Munchy Way, to name a few.) Some states have since <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28343113\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">banned<\/a> selling marijuana-infused candy with that kind of imagery, but, to play it safe, maybe we shouldn\u2019t be making cannabis candy at all.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-92313\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-29.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-29.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-29-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-29-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-29-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-29-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-29-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-29-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-29-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-29-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>How big of a problem is this, really? \u201cTo put this in perspective, the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25946761\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>\u2026that 2,700 children in Colorado required treatment after accidentally ingesting cosmetics or personal care products, and 739 after eating large amounts of vitamins\u2026Compare that with the dozen or so reports of kids accidentally eating marijuana edibles last year.\u201d And if you want to talk about poisoning deaths, how about alcohol? \u201cMore than 2,200 alcohol poisoning deaths occur among adults in the United States every year, or about six per day,\u201d whereas deaths attributed to marijuana are few and far between, though there have been a few.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that you may not <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28514695\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feel<\/a> an effect from edibles for an hour or two after consumption and may not know how much to take, so you might then \u201coverconsume, thinking in the first hour or so after initial consumption that [you] have not ingested enough product to feel an effect.\u201d As you can see <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">in the graph below and at <\/span>2:22 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/are-cannabis-edibles-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>, it takes about three hours for cannabis compounds to <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28158482\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">peak<\/a> in your bloodstream compared to just ten minutes when you smoke it and at least a full hour before you feel much at all.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-92315\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-22.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-22-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-22-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-22-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-22-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-22-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-22-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-22-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-22-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26203632\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">happened<\/a> right after legalization in Colorado: A 19-year-old died after consuming a marijuana cookie. He had one piece. \u201cApproximately 30\u201360 minutes later, not feeling any effects, he consumed the remainder of the cookie.\u201d Two-and-a-half hours later, he jumped to his death from a fourth-floor balcony. A month later, a \u201csecond man <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27270959\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">developed<\/a> hallucinations and rambling speech\u2026and in the midst of an apparent psychotic break, fatally shot his wife while she was calling 911 for help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These kinds of cases, as you can see below and at 3:10 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/are-cannabis-edibles-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>, commonly involved someone <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26324307\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eating<\/a> the recommended serving size, feeling nothing, deciding to eat the rest, then ending up restrained in the psych ward, claiming they\u2019re God or mutilating themselves because \u201cfriends wanted their energy back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-92317\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-10.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-10-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-10-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-10-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-10-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-10-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-10-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-10-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-10-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The cannabis industry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25946753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> by blaming the victims. \u201cNo one buys a bottle of Jim Beam and thinks they should consume it all in one sitting.\u201d Maybe not, but people do <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26324307\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expect<\/a> to be able to eat a whole cookie. Who eats just one-tenth of a cookie?<\/p>\n<p>Other over-the-counter products \u201care <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27270959\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">required<\/a> to carry specific labeling for dosing and adverse events. It seems odd, to say the least, that edible cannabis, which contains a known psychoactive substance, is not held to the same standard as a bottle of acetaminophen tablets,\u201d like Tylenol. In 2016, Colorado regulators enacted new rules for labeling edibles, including mandating their THC content be listed right on the label. How accurate are those labels, though? We didn\u2019t know until they were put to the test. Of 75 products <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26103034\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchased<\/a>, involving 47 different brands of edibles, only 17 percent were accurately labeled, and only about one in six came within 10 percent of the labeled value. The greatest likelihood of obtaining more-than-you-bargained-for products was in Los Angeles, whereas Seattle seemed to tend to overinflate its labels.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to study cannabis of any kind due to illegality, but according to a hundred thousand tweets about edibles, most people <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27185160\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">express<\/a> a positive opinion. One unexpected benefit arose in a focus group of teens on marijuana edibles: Several students in a high school culinary class were \u201cthere to <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27056685\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learn<\/a> how to cook in order to be able to produce edibles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I have a whole treasure chest of cannabis videos. If you want to see them all, I put them in a <a href=\"https:\/\/drgreger.org\/collections\/downloads\/products\/cannabis-what-does-the-science-say-digital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital DVD<\/a> that you can stream now.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><script>\n            !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n            {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n                n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n            if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n            n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n            t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n            s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n                'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n            fbq('init', '1582627921973608');\n            fbq('track', 'PageView');\n        <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do we need to know about the safety of marijuana edibles? You may recall from my video Smoking Marijuana vs. Using a Cannabis Vaporizer that smoking cannabis can create respiratory problems, so using a vaporizer is an alternative. What about eating it? 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