Potent marijuana edibles can pose a major unrecognized risk to patients with cardiovascular disease

(Science Daily, February 11) With marijuana laws changing throughout the nation, many people may underestimate the risks associated with the drug.

In one case, a 70-year-old man (who has heart issues and is taking prescriptions) ate a lollipop laced with marijuana’s active ingredient THC to help with his pain and sleep.

The lollipop caused him to have a serious heart attack due to its “strain on his body from anxiety and fearful hallucinations” caused by the high amount of THC he consumed. Read more.

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