Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego is reporting elevated numbers of children coming in with cannabis poisoning. Dr. Natalie Laub, a pediatrician at Rady Children’s Hospital says they see about 20 child cannabis visits per year, with the average age being three years-old.
She says the most dramatic are children with seizures and not breathing. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says this is a nationwide emergency with admission in the 15 to 24 age group the largest of cannabis involved visits.