Pot is making people sick. Congress is playing catch-up

Something to ponder about when a nation becomes stoned! There are no panaceas in this world! We are only beginning to see the downsides of drug legalization!

The famous/infamous so called "unintended" consequences kick in! One can only hope that consumers will learn quickly!

"... Only recently has a steady flow of data emerged on health impacts, including emphysema in smokers and learning delays in adolescents. Lawmakers’ reaction to the bad news raises the prospect that the loosely regulated marijuana marketplace, worth $13.2 billion last year and growing 15 percent annually, could come under pressure. ...
They’re now talking about standards on dosing, mandates for childproof containers for edibles, and advertising restrictions aimed at protecting children. They’re also concerned about high potency cannabis and its effects. ...

Before ..., “what was in the literature was extremely limited” because “it’s very hard to study something that’s illegal.”

But recently ...  new scientific studies have uncovered evidence of a rise in children accidentally ingesting edibles, a slight uptick in teenagers getting asthma in states legalizing marijuana, and growing rates of simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana among young adults. ..."

Pot is making people sick. Congress is playing catch-up. - POLITICO Now that a growing body of evidence says marijuana is bad for you, more regulation is in the offing.