Is Colorado the new Amsterdam?

Since legalization of marijuana in Colorado, it has become a tourist state for cannibis. And apparently the tourists seem to be the ones who have the most problems.

After legalization in 2014, ER visits for cannibis doubled among non-residents but stayed constant with residents. The resaerchers They caution that intoxication from ingesting edible marijuana products can cause severe, unpredictable symptoms, including psychosis, and that novice users and children are particularly at risk; younger children can suffer significant central nervous system depression. This seems to be more likely in marijuana tourists.

Regardless of its legality, Marijuana is a drug with many side effects. and should be treated as such.

Kim HS and Monte AA., Ann Emerg Med 2016 Feb 24; 374:797