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It's Just a Plant is a children's book, written, illustrated and published by Ricardo Cortés. It is designed for parents who want to educate their children about marijuana. The book's pro-marijuana legalization message has drawn widespread attention from critics and the media since its publication in January 2005.
Cannabis also has a long history of being used for medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug known by several slang terms, such as marijuana, pot or weed. Various cannabis strains have been bred, often selectively to produce high or low levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a cannabinoid and the plant's principal psychoactive constituent.
Marijuana has no medical value [a] Marijuana is highly addictive; Marijuana is a gateway drug; Marijuana kills brain cells; Marijuana causes amotivational syndrome; Marijuana impairs memory and cognition; Marijuana causes psychological impairment; Marijuana interferes with male and female sex hormones; Marijuana use during pregnancy damages the ...
The number of young Ohio kids being exposed to edibles is rising and will likely continue to, according to the Central Ohio Poison Center. More than 200 children under age six were exposed to ...
Of all children who went to the hospital after an unintentional marijuana ingestion, nearly 60% of patients required some form of hospital-based intervention like blood work or intravenous fluids ...
But new new research shows increased access is linked with more children accidentally ingesting edible cannabis products. From 2017 to 2021, the nation saw a 1,375 percent increase in cases of ...
Marihuana prensada ('pressed marijuana') is a cannabis-derived product widespread among the lower classes of South America, [189] especially from the 90s. Locally it is known as "paraguayo" or "paragua", since its main producer is Paraguay. [190] Marijuana is dried and mixed with binding agents that make it toxic and highly harmful to health. [191]
More young children are getting sick from inadvertently eating marijuana edibles, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics.. Calls to poison control centers about kids 5 ...