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People can buy cookies, candies and all sorts of things with THC in them. THC is the primary psychoactive component in marijuana. And now researchers have conducted a study in which mice voluntarily ate a dough containing THC. The study opens the door to additional studies that will help shed light on behavioral and physiological effects that occur in people when they eat food infused with marijuana.

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Health effects of eating marijuana is subject of a new study

Researchers have conducted a study in which mice voluntarily ate a dough containing THC, the primary psychoactive component in marijuana. That opens the door to additional studies that will help shed light on behavioral and physiological effects that occur in people when they eat food infused with marijuana.