Our Littlest, Most Vulnerable Ones Are Going to Pot→

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Our Littlest, Most Vulnerable Ones Are Going to Pot

Nine states are carrying measures to legalize marijuana on the Nov. 8 ballot — California, Nevada, Maine, Arizona, Massachusetts, Florida, Arkansas, Montana, and North Dakota. Pot peddlers claim the industry will boost jobs and grow the economy.

But the marijuana industry isn’t interested in the occasional or casual adult user. Like any drug industry, this group is interested in addicts — people who start using early and make it a lifetime habit. Maybe that’s why they don’t care about how their drugs are affecting babies — and why they occasionally take measures to market their products to pregnant women.

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Fetal Risk of Marijuana Use by Mothers

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Fetal Risk of Marijuana Use by Mothers

Marijuana use during pregnancy crosses the placental & blood/brain barrier and increases the baby's susceptibility to:
  • Lower birth weight
  • Addiction later in life
  • Birth defects and cancers
  • Problem solving and learning difficulties later in life

Source:
E. Sassenrath, UC Davis Primate Research Center and Neuropsychopharmacology 2014