(JANUARY 11, 2023) In a piece broadcast on WCAX-TV on the increase of child exposure to edible cannabis over the past several years, Jill Rinehart, M.D., FAAP, associate professor of pediatrics, stressed the importance of parents locking up cannabis products at home to keep kids from accidentally ingesting it. (Click on headline for more.)
Jill Rinehart, M.D., FAAP
(JANUARY 11, 2023) In a piece broadcast on WCAX-TV on the increase of child exposure to edible cannabis over the past several years, Jill Rinehart, M.D., FAAP, associate professor of pediatrics, stressed the importance of parents locking up cannabis products at home to keep kids from accidentally ingesting it. “Even a two-and-a-half or five-milligram cannabis chewy, if they take more than one or even one, that’s a really large amount for a small body to handle ... Whether that’s just altered mental status, confusion, and lethargy, or with truly high doses, you can have respiratory compromise,” she said.