Hamilton Law is now handling claims for Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) caused by the use of legal marijuana products.
Legal marijuana has come with an unexpected downside for a number of users. For users who have developed CHS, they have encountered significant physical problems. CHS symptoms include recurrent nausea, cramping abdominal pain, and vomiting. These symptoms may continue for a long period of time, in some cases, years. The repeated vomiting may lead to damage of the teeth, mouth, stomach, and esophagus. Severe cases of CHS may even involve organ damage, kidney failure, and even death.
The risk of developing CHS is inherent through the normal use of marijuana products. Despite this fact, many sellers of cannabis products provide consumers no warning about this risk. Although CHS may develop for users who use marijuana products at any dose or frequency, the risk increases for consumers who use marijuana products more frequently, such as daily.
Although CHS and its symptoms have not been the subject of widespread reporting until recently, CHS was defined as a clinical syndrome in 2004. In 2018, a Canadian publication, Health Canada, warned about the risk of CHS and the increased risk daily users face.
A recent New York Times article reported that there has been a significant spike in cases of CHS. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/us/cannabis-marijuana-risks-addiction.html Given that marijuana has become legal in many states, this is unsurprising. But for some people who begin using marijuana to treat one condition, the development of CHS is devastating.
Many people have the mistaken idea that marijuana use is harmless because it is natural. As the Times article points out, the amount of THC in some cannabis products is significantly higher than the marijuana of earlier generations. For some users cannabis seems to pose no problem. But for others, they may suffer serious harm such as CHS.
If you believe you have suffered Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, please contact Hamilton Law today.
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