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Edibles punch above their weight in emergency visits

MODERATE EVIDENCE Safety & Risk

Colorado emergency-department data found edibles caused a disproportionate share of cannabis-related visits relative to their sales share — with more acute psychiatric and cardiovascular symptoms than inhaled use. The mechanism is familiar: delayed onset, impatient redosing, too much 11-hydroxy-THC.

What "moderate evidence" means here:
Consistent human data with real limitations — direction is clear, magnitude is not.

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