Unwanted First in Cannabis Industry: Fatal Asthma Attack
A 27-year-old woman suffered a fatal asthma attack last year in what health and workplace safety officials said was the US cannabis industry’s first reported occupational asthma death, per the AP . The woman was working in a cannabis cultivation and processin…
The report said the worker’s death “illustrates missed opportunities for prevention, including workplace exposures, medical surveillance, and treatment according to the current asthma guidelines.” Th…