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Study looks at marijuana exposure in kids 5 years old and younger

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 06/09/2015 - 13:37

As marijuana brownies become more common in American households, will more young kids be accidentally eating them? (Getty)

With over a dozen states relaxing medical marijuana laws and Colorado and Washington legalizing recreational use, the likelihood of U.S. children encountering pot at home is increasing.

As marijuana becomes more prevalent throughout the United States, researchers at Ohio’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital wondered whether more children are accidentally ingesting the substance. Small and curious kids love to stuff whatever they might find around the house into their mouths, whether it’s a refrigerator magnet or big brother’s Lego piece. Are kids popping pot brownies?

The team found that a small yet increasing number of kids are being exposed marijuana and reported their findings in a study published online this week in Clinical Pediatrics.

Between 2006 and 2013, the rate of exposure among children 5 years and younger rose 147.5 percent across the country and...

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