The suspension of two policemen, Vito Dominelli and Jamie Young, for allegedly consuming marijuana edibles of some sort has illuminated the concern about the hallucinogenic nature, if any, of such products. The CBC writes Tuesday that Ryan Vandrey, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, says it is known. “Folks tend to be more prone to have hallucinations if they have a family history of psychosis, but there have been cases, even one recently in my laboratory, where somebody without a family history of psychosis has had hallucinations following acute dosing with cannabis,” he said. In other parts of the US, legislators in places like Colorado, where recreational marijuana is legal, are concerned that edible pot products are just too much like normal candy and snacks such as brownies and cookies. They fear the temptation or simple misunderstanding that flows from such look-alike food. The two officers work at 13 Division and are reported to have somehow obtained the edibles through legal visits to marijuana dispensaries. An earlier report said that one officer was in a tree when support units found them but the CBC says they were both found in their patrol car.
