Intravenous marijuana syndrome

Short description: Medical syndrome linked to drug use

Intravenous marijuana syndrome is a distinct short-term clinical syndrome related to the intravenous injection of boiled cannabis broth that has been filtered through a cotton cloth. The syndrome has at least 25 known cases in the English language literature, but all of them prior to 1983.[1]

It is postulated that contamination, perhaps from the cotton used to strain the liquid of the broth or from particulate plant matter getting through the straining method, could be the cause of the illnesses.[1] Recently it has also been proposed that anaphylactic reactions to compounds found in the cannabis broth might contribute to the reported cases of illness.[2]

Common side effects of intravenous marijuana syndrome include fever, myalgia, nausea and vomiting.[3]

## See also

* Cotton fever

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daniel Brandenburg; Richard Wernick (July 1986). "Intravenous Marijuana Syndrome". Western Journal of Medicine 145 (1): 94–96. PMID 3489321.
2. ↑ Gilbert, John D; Grabowski, Marc; Byard, Roger W (2017-04-12). "Intravenous administration of cannabis and lethal anaphylaxis" (in en). Medicine, Science and the Law 57 (2): 91–94. doi:10.1177/0025802417699343. ISSN 0025-8024. PMID 28438101. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0025802417699343.
3. ↑ Brandenburg, D; Wernick, R (1986-07-01). "Intravenous marijuana syndrome.". Western Journal of Medicine 145 (1): 94–96. ISSN 0093-0415. PMID 3489321.

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