If much of the cannabis industry is ailing, so are some pot-related indicators of Canadians’ health a half decade into legalization, say physicians.
A common condition seen in emergency settings is cannabis hyperemesis syndrome , whose symptoms among chronic marijuana users include nausea and severe vomiting.Dr. Eddy Lang has seen those symptoms many times in Calgary emergency rooms and notes the numbers aren’t huge but are nonetheless cause for concern.
“We’re talking about kids who get into their parent’s edibles…it’s a 77 per cent increase but we’re still talking quite small numbers,” said Lang. Depending on the survey, says the paper, cannabis use among Canadian youth ranges from 30 to 50 per cent. “Alcohol is the primary one but often we’ll find they’re combining it with pot…a lot of pot users will downplay the dependency aspect,” he said.