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HEALTH NEWS


NO, YOU CAN’T OVERDOSE ON MARIJUANA. HERE ARE SIDE EFFECTS MS RESIDENTS SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT.

By Chelsea Madden

August 04, 2023 6:00 AM
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Although medical marijuana is legal in Mississippi with a registry card, the
recreational use of marijuana is still illegal in the state.

However, the illegal possession and use of the drug still occurs in high volumes
within Mississippi’s borders.

According to the Mississippi Cannabis Information System, Mississippi has shown
a steady increase and decrease over the years in marijuana and drug related
charges or arrests.

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In 2019, arrests related to marijuana fell by 17% and continued decreasing by as
much as 32%. Yet in 2021, there was a 20% increase in marijuana possession
arrests.

In a 2021 study, 35.4% of U.S. young adults ages 18 to 25 (around 11 million
people) reported using marijuana in the past year.

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From smoking, vaping, edibles and more, marijuana is readily available,
normalized and used by many each day. But what are the risks? Can you overdose
on weed? And what are the other effects?



Let’s see what the experts say.




CAN YOU OVERDOSE ON WEED?

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), “An overdose occurs
when a person uses enough of the drug to produce life-threatening symptoms or
death. There are no reports of teens or adults dying from marijuana alone.”

The NIDA does note, however, some strong and troublesome effects of using
marijuana.

Here are some examples:




SHORT-TERM EFFECTS

 * altered senses (for example, seeing brighter colors)

 * altered sense of time

 * changes in mood

 * impaired body movement

 * difficulty with thinking and problem-solving

 * impaired memory

 * hallucinations (when taken in high doses)

 * delusions (when taken in high doses)

 * psychosis (risk is highest with regular use of high potency marijuana)


LONG-TERM EFFECTS

According to the NIDA, long-term effects are associated with brain development:



“When people begin using marijuana as teenagers, the drug may impair thinking,
memory, and learning functions and affect how the brain builds connections
between the areas necessary for these functions. Researchers are still studying
how long marijuana’s effects last and whether some changes may be permanent.”


OTHER PHYSICAL & MENTAL EFFECTS

Other effects can include:

 * Breathing problems

 * Increased heart rate

 * Intense nausea and vomiting

 * Temporary hallucinations

 * Temporary paranoia

 * Anxiety and depression

 * Worsening symptoms in patients with schizophrenia—a severe mental disorder
   with symptoms such as hallucinations, paranoia and disorganized thinking



Have more questions? Comment below or email me at cmadden@mcclatchy.com

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