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Re:ER visits for children sickened from marijuana has surged by gaze on Thursday July 13, 2023 @07:54PM (#36717687)
Oh yeah obviously if you leave your edibles where children can get at them, you’re being a bad parent. This is really shitty negligent behavior. Separately, the language used in the article should be carefully considered. It’s strange to say “poisoned” for a substance that has no toxic dose.
Re:ER visits for children sickened from marijuana has surged by lockhouse on Thursday July 13, 2023 @08:32PM (#36717968)
> poison, noun : a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organism b (1) : something destructive or harmful (2) : an object of aversion or abhorrence

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poison

Re:ER visits for children sickened from marijuana has surged by ashwagary on Friday July 14, 2023 @07:34PM (#36731417)
I would assume any substance considered a poison has a relatively low fatal dosage.

Does THC have such a doseage? I've heard it's impossible to overdose.

Re:ER visits for children sickened from marijuana has surged by lockhouse on Friday July 14, 2023 @09:36PM (#36732282)
I was merely pointing out that THC technically meets the definition of poison.

I’m not sure that THC has been studied thoroughly enough to determine that given its illicit status. Even though it’s “legal” in several states it is federally illegal, so it is on very shaky legal ground in those states.