Dangerous highs from highly potent cannabis
Marijuana has been recreationally legal here in Washington since 2012, and it's become big business for the state.
Last year sales topped $1 billion, and the state earned hundreds of millions in taxes on marijuana.
As the drug’s popularity in the state has increased, so has its potency.
As this episode's guest would say, it’s not your dad’s weed.
Now, doctors are seeing more harmful, and sometimes fatal consequences from overuse of marijuana.
KUOW online editor and producer Stephen Howie has reported a deep dive on the subject and he’s here to explain how a new generation of weed is impacting a new generation of users.
Guest:
Stephen Howie, KUOW online editor/producer
Relevant link:
KUOW - Weed sick: High-potency cannabis leads to ER visits, illnesses for some users
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Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
Libby Denkmann joined KUOW in December 2021 as the host of the midday show Soundside. She’s a native Pacific Northwesterner who grew up in Redmond, graduated from the University of Washington, and covered local news as a producer and reporter with KIRO Radio.
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Stephen Howie
Online Editor/Producer
Stephen Howie is an Online Editor/Producer at KUOW. He is an award-winning journalist, nonfiction writer, college professor and videographer. His first book, The Bluffton Charge: One Preacher’s Struggle for Civil Rights won the Mammoth Books Nonfiction Prize.
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