{"id":683583,"date":"2026-06-04T08:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T08:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/683583\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T08:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T08:59:28","slug":"cannabis-companies-hid-health-issues-from-consumers-federal-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/683583\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis companies hid health issues from consumers: Federal lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

(NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014 Cannabis<\/a> companies have been accused of not properly warning users of health issues related to their products, a new federal class-action lawsuit states.<\/p>\n

The complaint, filed<\/a> by Weitz & Luxenberg, targets companies in 13 states and is brought by consumers who claim the products were deceptively marketed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese manufacturers make representations about health benefits that are unfounded while failing to warn about health risks,\u201d said<\/a> Weitz & Luxenberg\u2019s\u00a0James Bilsborrow in a news release.<\/p>\n

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Bilsborrow notes the companies\u2019 products help with anxiety, sleep and other health problems. However, several of those supposed benefits were unfounded, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, these manufacturers provide no warnings about the very real potential for serious mental health harms. Cannabis-induced psychosis is just one significant danger,\u201d Bilsborrow added.<\/p>\n

Lawsuit links cannabis use to mental health conditions<\/p>\n

The lawsuit also argues cannabis has been linked<\/a> to mental health conditions, citing a 2017 report from the National Academy of Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is substantial evidence of a statistical association between cannabis use and the development of schizophrenia or other psychoses, with the highest risk among the most frequent users,\u201d the complaint reads.<\/p>\n

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The plaintiffs also allege the products caused economic harm, arguing they overpaid or purchased items they might not have if they had known of the risks involved.<\/p>\n

Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome cases on the rise for years<\/p>\n

Health care providers across the country in March reported spikes in cases of cannabinoid (or cannabis) hyperemesis syndrome, or CHS, a painful, sometimes debilitating condition linked to chronic, long-term marijuana use.<\/p>\n

A 2025\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0found that 4.4 out of 100,000 emergency department visits were diagnosed as CHS in 2016. In 2020, the rate jumped to 33.1 per 100,000 visits before dropping in 2022 to 22.3 per 100,000.<\/p>\n

The World Health Organization added CHS to its diagnostic manual in Oct. 2025.<\/p>\n

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