'Scromiting,' a bizarre condition linked to chronic marijuana use, is on the rise

[Mosby]

146. My two cents.

I've known a lot of pot users in my day, from teenagers to senior citizens. With legalization happening in so many states access to new ways to ingest pot has expanded. I've personally tried (and enjoyed) gummies and cannabis oil, but the one category I don't understand is extracts.

Extracts are called by various names, budder, shatter, wax, dabs etc. It's basically pure THC and other cannibinoids that's been extracted from flower using chemicals. People smoke it using a glass pipe or bong, the goal being getting as high as possible with the least number of hits. For me that's not a healthy way to go about getting high, and I suspect leads to an overall higher intake of THC etc.

The other factor that could be leading to overuse is the notion that's it's medicine. Whether it is or not isn't my point, what I have observed is that for users who believe pot is treating some condition they tend to "wake and bake" in the morning and then use all day and night long. That's considered very heavy use which has been causally linked to cardiovascular death, heart attacks and strokes.

Link:
https://www.acc.org/About-ACC/Press-Releases/2025/03/17/15/35/Cannabis-Users-Face-Substantially-Higher-Risk