6/25/15–A Hinesburg teenager was under the influence of marijuana when he was killed in a car crash that also claimed the life of a bicyclist two months ago, the investigative report by Hinesburg Community Police shows. Toxicology tests for Joseph A. Marshall, 17, determined he had 36 nanograms of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in his system during the April 26 crash on Vermont 116 in Hinesburg, the report concluded.
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6/26/15–Oregon hospitals and healthcare facilities treated 11 children under the age of 6 for marijuana ingestion last year. In 2013, there were seven preschool-aged patients. With no labeling requirements or child-proof packaging yet, Oregon health officials say it is critical that parents who use marijuana are responsible with their weed. Marijuana left unattended or unsecured could easily end up in hands of a little one.
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6/21/15–The proliferation of foods infused or coated with THC has become a growing concern, to read the original article.
6/23/15–Adolescents get clear messages about the harms of smoking cigarettes, to read the original article.
6/22/15–The effects of marijuana on the body are immediate. Longer-term effects may depend on how you take it, to read the original article.
6/23/15–A rigorous federal research study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse offers new data on the effects of marijuana on driving performance. Dr. Marilyn Huestis, the principal investigator in the study, says it is important to note that the study looked at the concentration of THC in the driver’s system while they were driving. Huestis says the researchers are looking at how to estimate how long it takes for THC concentrations in the blood to drop, and she believes that the 5 ug/L limit is not strict enough, particularly when you take into account those with low tolerance.
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6/21/15–Earlier this month, to read the original article.
6/8/15–The heavy, long-term use of cannabis is associated with negative changes in parts of the brain not previously implicated, and is linked to deficits in learning and memory, new research suggests. If used daily, cannabis “can be as bad as other drugs in terms of consequences,” said senior investigator Anissa Abi-Dargham, MD, from the Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. “People often think of cannabis as a lighter, harmless drug. This study shows that it is not and that it has negative consequences,” she told Medscape Medical News.
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For all these reasons[,] not a single pediatric neurologist in Colorado recommends the use of artisanal cannabis preparations.
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6/19/15–A man has turned himself in Friday morning after two young kids were sent to the hospital for getting ahold of drug-filled candy. According to Grand Traverse County Prosecuting Attorney Bob Cooney, Michael Taylor is believed to have left a bag of gummy candy, containing THC oil, on the kitchen counter. Two kids, ages 7 and 9, got ahold of that candy and ate them.
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Impact on Children | National Families in Action July 1, 2015 | 
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