Mississippi Poison Control (MPC) has reported an increase in children’s emergency room visits and calls for ingesting marijuana-laced candies.
The calls involve children who have become ill from eating the chocolates and candies found around the home.
MPC, which is housed within the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), said the numbers could rise now that Mississippi has legalized the use of medical marijuana for patients who meet 22 debilitating medical conditions.
The state Legislature passed the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act in February 2022, which tasks the Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Division that falls under the Mississippi Department of Revenue with licensing, regulating, and enforcing the law for medical marijuana dispensaries….