More children under 6 eating marijuana edibles than ever before, study finds

More Young Children Are Eating Cannabis Edibles by Mistake, Study Finds

There’s been an 1,375% increase in reports of U.S. children under 6 accidentally consuming THC, often at home.

More Kids Are Accidentally Eating Marijuana Edibles, Study Finds

Between 2017 and 2021, accidental cannabis ingestion in young children rose by 1,375 percent

More young children are eating cannabis edibles by mistake, study finds

A growing number of children in the U.S. have accidentally consumed cannabis-infused edibles in recent years, according to a new study. The report, published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics, analyzed data from the National Poison Data System.

More Children Than Ever Are Overdosing on Marijuana Edibles: Report

A new report reveals a staggering number of kids have gotten sick after inadvertently eating marijuana edibles. The report by the American Association of Poison Control Centers shows more than 7,000 confirmed cases of kids younger than six years old who have eaten marijuana edibles were reported to the nation’s poison control centers between 2017 and 2021. Cases went from...

More young children are eating cannabis edibles by mistake, study finds

A growing number of children in the U.S. have accidentally consumed cannabis-infused edibles in recent years, according to a new study. The report, published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics, analyzed data from the National Poison Data System.

Marijuana Edibles at Home Land Increasing Number of Children in Hospitals: AAP Study

The number of American children falling sick from eating treats laced with marijuana has surged during the past five years, according to a new study published in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), as pot becomes legal in more places across the country.