Cookies, brownies and candies all just look like treats to young eyes.
, extracts, and topicals. The submission, highlighted in a news release Monday, recommends that any cannabis products that might appeal to children — such as those packaged to look like candies, cookies and brownies — should be prohibited.
"Cannabis toxicity in children can cause shallow breathing, severe drowsiness and seizures ... requiring emergency care in paediatric settings," Dr. Christina Grant, of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., said in the news release.
CPS isn't just sounding the alarms about accidental ingestion. Teen marijuana use is also a health concern, they note. "Early use of cannabis — in the teenage years — is where we see the greatest hazards that can result in long-lasting impacts," Dr. Richard Bélanger, a paediatrician and adolescent health specialist at Université Laval, said in the release.Stockbyte/Getty ImagesIn their full report to Health Canada, CPS notes that cannabis use can cause
. Its use is also strongly linked to cannabis dependence, substance use disorders, smoking, depression and psychosis, impaired neurological development, possible cognitive decline, and worse school performance, CPS added.Although marijuana was legalized in Canada on Oct. 17, 2018,As just a few examples, last May, a B.C. child
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