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Snarky Puppy Affiliate Bokanté: "Fanm" (Official Behind the Scenes)

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Belafon9/15/2018 9:54:54 pm PDT

There’s also this (transformationstreatment.center):

Most people who overdose on marijuana/cannabis run no risk of dying from the toxic changes in their normal body function.[ii] However, anyone who consumes excessive amounts of the drug can experience serious, potentially dangerous changes in their mental or physical well-being. On the mental health side, potential consequences of an overdose include:

Psychosis (hallucinations and delusional thinking) or paranoid psychosis
Intense anxiety and outright panic attacks
Even in moderate amounts that don’t lead to overdose, marijuana can lead to a significantly reduced ability to think clearly, make logical decisions or avoid dangerous situations. In addition, people under the influence of the drug can experience a substantial drop in the normal ability to control and coordinate body movements.

Marijuana Overdose Fatalities
Despite the low overall chances of dying from a weed overdose, some fatalities do occur. In 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released a book-length examination of the health risks associated with various forms of cannabis. This examination included an in-depth review of the risks for fatal and nonfatal overdoses[iii].

The authors the National Academies review note that several children have stopped breathing and gone into comas after consuming cannabis intended for adult use. In addition, they note that the death of at least one teenager is partly attributable to ingestion of an edible cannabis product. Three factors apparently make the odds of dying from an overdose more likely than before:

Widespread, increased access to marijuana/cannabis
A rise in the types of cannabis products available for consumption
A general rise in the THC content of marijuana/cannabis in the last 20-plus years