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=== Possible side effects === Some users of cannabis have reported adverse effects, such as [[confusion]], [[hallucination]]s, [[panic attack]]s, [[paranoia]], and intense psychotic effects.<ref name=":02" /> Cannabis may cause short-term impairments in cognition, memory, alertness, coordination, and balance which can increase risk of falls, especially in older people, and make driving a car dangerous.<ref name=":02" /> Overdoses may occur because the dosage of THC in edibles is impossible to determine without specialized lab equipment and it varies from product to product.<ref name = "Borgelt_2013" /> Some or all legalized U.S. states require packaged edibles to have dosage on the label;<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Lewis B, Fleeger T, Judge B, Riley B, Jones JS |title=Acute toxicity associated with cannabis edibles following decriminalization of marijuana in Michigan|volume=46|year=2021|pages=732β735|journal=[[American Journal of Emergency Medicine]]|doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.077|pmid=33036859|s2cid=222257151|quote=all [legalized] states require labeling}}</ref> for instance California AB266 requires labeling to include "THC and other cannabinoid amount in milligrams per serving, servings per package, and the THC and other cannabinoid amount in milligrams for the package total",<ref>{{citation|title=Edible marijuana labeling and packaging|journal=[[Clinical Pediatrics]]|year=2018|volume=57|number=2|pages=227β230|author1=Tsutaoka, Araya-Rodriguez |author2=Durrani |doi=10.1177/0009922817691824|pmid=28952346|s2cid=43148336}}</ref><ref>[https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB266 California AB266, section 19347] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125073740/https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB266 |date=25 January 2022 }}, California Legislature official website. Retrieved 21 April 2022</ref> and states have required the recall of incorrectly labeled products.<ref>{{citation|title=Weed edibles recalled for being too strong|newspaper=[[Westword]]|location=Denver|date=11 February 2021|last=Mitchell|first=Thomas|url=https://www.westword.com/marijuana/incredibles-chocolate-bars-recalled-over-mislabeling-potency-11897839|access-date=21 April 2022|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028213612/https://www.westword.com/marijuana/incredibles-chocolate-bars-recalled-over-mislabeling-potency-11897839|url-status=live}}</ref> Overdoses can cause behavioral impairments, such as [[paranoia]], impaired mobility, and [[nausea]].<ref name="Borgelt_2013" /> Other risks, as a result of regular long-term cannabis use, include harmful effects to brain development, heart function, memory and cognition, and psychiatric health.<ref name="Borgelt_2013" /> Long-term recreational marijuana use can cause cognitive impairments and also lead to [[cannabis use disorder]] (CUD).<ref name=":02" /> Symptoms of CUD include lack of motivation, decreased concentration, and loss of interest in other activities, tolerance, and dependence.<ref name=":02" />
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