Marijuana Cookie Pros And Cons

Ever wanted to try a marijuana cookie? Well, after reading this article you probably won’t want to anymore. In the article, Pot Death: Teen Leaps 4 Stories After Eating Marijuana Cookie the dangers of marijuana was revealed. A 19-year-old boy in Colorado recently died after he ate a whole marijuana cookie that contained 6 servings of marijuana's active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The boy got the cookie from his 23-year-old friend who brought it from the store. The sales clerk at the store informed his friend to divide the cookie into 6 pieces, with each piece containing about 10 mg of THC. 10 mg of THC the recommended serving size, which was established by Colorado authorities. The boy followed the instructions and ate only 1 piece

He then died from the injuries from his long fall. Officials determined that marijuana was the main cause of his death and an autopsy found that his blood levels of THC were above the legal limit for driving a car in Colorado. “This case illustrates a potential danger associated with recreational edible marijuana use," the report said. High blood levels of THC occur about 1 to 2 hours after ingestion of marijuana, compared to just 5 to 10 minutes after the drug is smoked. “Because of the delayed effects of THC-infused edibles, multiple servings might be consumed in close succession before experiencing the 'high' from the initial serving, as reportedly occurred in this case," the report said. High doses of THC "can produce serious anxiety attacks and psychotic like symptoms," Robert MacCoun, a professor at Stanford Law School, told Live Science in an interview at the beginning of the year. In February of 2015, Colorado established the new rule that edible marijuana products cannot contain no more than 10 mg of THC. So, maybe now with the new rules, there will no longer be any overdose of marijuana in