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What's a serving of marijuana? Oregon to look into pot dosing, health effects

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 08:00

What constitutes a serving of marijuana? What's the effect of marijuana on breastfed infants, pregnant women, children and teens? How should Oregon address marijuana use among teens?

A new Oregon Health Authority  committee hopes to take up such public health questions as the state drafts rules for a new regulated marijuana industry that's set to launch next year. The agency plans to convene a Marijuana Scientific Advisory Committee to lend expertise to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, the agency charged with regulating recreational cannabis.

The health authority asked experts in public health and epidemiology, clinical medicine, toxicology and basic science, pharmacology, addiction and mental health treatment and research, to sit on the panel. The state also has asked two Colorado public health officials to join the committee.  

In a letter sent last week to 18 prospective committee members, Dr. Katrina Hedberg, the state health officer and epidemiologist, wrote that the panel...

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