Heavy pot smokers showing up in ER departments with vomiting, stomach pain from little-known malady

A little-known, painful reaction to heavy use of potent marijuana is popping up in emergency departments, hospitals and clinics throughout the country, including in Spokane.

Because the disorder is often misdiagnosed, frequent users of large amounts of cannabis with high levels of the euphoria-inducing component THC find themselves in continuing agony and often receiving unneeded diagnostic testing and sometimes surgery exceeding $100,000.

The malady is called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome and presents endless cycles of violent vomiting and gut-wrenching abdominal pain.

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