Missouri sees spike in cannabis exposure among young children



There’s a disturbing trend happening among some of our youngest kids: accidental poisoning after eating cannabis gummies.

At the Missouri Poison Center, the calls for help are nonstop. Most cannabis-related calls are from parents whose children ate gummies by mistake.

“It’s a slope that keeps getting higher,” said Julie Weber, director at the Missouri Poison Center.
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