A Missouri cannabis company must pay out $3 million to a former consultant who claims a severe asthmatic reaction to finely ground marijuana particles led to a debilitating heart attack.
The penalty assessed against St. Louis-based Blue Arrow for contributing to Mark Avent’s injury comes as recently published research highlights the risks of cannabis cultivation and manufacturing workers developing asthma – and, in at least two cases, dying.
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Cannabis workers are at heightened risk of developing workplace-related asthma, according to research published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine last month.
Workplace-related asthma has killed two cannabis workers
To date, workplace-related asthma has led to the deaths of at least two workers – one in Massachusetts in 2022 and a second, more recent
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