{"id":7396,"date":"2017-05-12T15:38:17","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T15:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com?p=2647390&amp;preview_id=2647390"},"modified":"2017-05-12T15:38:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T15:38:17","slug":"cannabis-concerns-call-denvers-new-marijuana-health-safety-hotline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/cannabis-concerns-call-denvers-new-marijuana-health-safety-hotline\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis concerns? Call Denver\u2019s new Marijuana Health &amp; Safety hotline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/cannabis-concerns-call-denvers-new-marijuana-health-safety-hotline\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"large-10 large-centered small-12 columns\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-date\">Published: May 12, 2017, 7:35 am \u2022 Updated: May 12, 2017, 9:24 am<span class=\"single-comments-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/2017\/05\/12\/denver-marijuana-health-safety-hotline\/79288\/#disqus_thread\" class=\"commentsNameLink\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"byline\">By <span class=\"author\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/author\/awallace\/\" rel=\"author\">Alicia Wallace<\/a><\/span><em>, The Cannabist Staff<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Who you gonna call with your pot questions? Denver now has a 24-7 hotline for marijuana health and safety queries: 1-877-741-3777. <\/p>\n<p>Launched this week, the Marijuana Health &amp; Safety line \u2014 a pilot program from Denver Health and Denver Environmental Health \u2014 will connect pharmacists, nurses and toxicology officials to citizens curious about topics such as safe-use concerns, serving sizes, allergic reactions, occupational safety hazards, labeling and pesticides, officials said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the fact that (marijuana) is more prevalent now, the variety of the calls have gone up,\u201d said Chris Hoyte, fellowship director and associate medical director of Denver Health\u2019s Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center. <\/p>\n<p>Those past poison control calls have included people who weren\u2019t feeling well after consuming cannabis, those concerned about cross-reactions with other medications, those interested in knowing safe and appropriate dosing, and businesses questioning the safety of certain ingredients and additives. Alternatively, Denver\u2019s 311 received a slew of queries and complaints about topics such as licensing, inspections, food regulations and pesticides.<\/p>\n<p>Hoyte and other officials at Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, which has created service lines for questions surrounding substances such as opioids, acetaminophen and cough medicine, saw an opportunity to create a similar mechanism for marijuana. The two-dozen nurses, physicians and toxicologists who currently handle the poison and drug center\u2019s phone line will continue to take these queries on this dedicated line.<\/p>\n<p>The city and county of Denver agreed and put $15,000 to help fund the effort. The phone line\u2019s pilot program has a duration of three months, but could be extended, officials said. <\/p>\n<p>From the conversations \u2014 which will remain anonymous and confidential \u2014 officials hope to glean some insights about health and occupational safety issues, said Danica Lee, director of the Public Health Inspections Division at Denver Environmental Health.<\/p>\n<p>The line could help officials potentially nip issues in the bud before they turn into broader public health concerns, to develop educational campaigns involving topics that become patterns, and to see where additional research is needed, Lee and Hoyte said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe might see some trends or we might not; but either way, I think this will be a helpful resource for consumers (and industry members),\u201d Lee said. <\/p>\n<p>The line will not have information such as marijuana business listings and it is not for use during emergencies, officials said. <\/p>\n<p>If someone has a life-threatening emergency or is in need of immediate medical attention, they should call 911, officials said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-meta-author\">\n<div class=\"authorimage\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/author\/awallace\/\" rel=\"author\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cannabis-concerns-call-denvers-new-marijuana-health-safety-hotline.jpg\" class=\"authormug\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"author-desc\">Alicia Wallace joined The Cannabist in July 2016, covering national marijuana policy and business. She contributes to the Denver Post&#8217;s beer industry coverage. In her 14 years as a business news reporter, her coverage has spanned topics such as the&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .row --> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who you gonna call with your pot questions? 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