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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

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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.

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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.

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