by Erin Hare, University of Pittsburgh Credit: CC0 Public Domain Marijuana use during pregnancy has doubled in the last decade to become the illicit substance most
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Some pregnant women don’t believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus
by University of British Columbia Hamideh Bayrampour, assistant professor in the UBC department of family practice and affiliate investigator at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Credit:
Legal Status of Cannabis (Policy and Regulations)
Laws about cannabis The Cannabis Act (in effect October 17, 2018) regulates the production, possession, distribution and sale of cannabis in Canada. The objectives of the Act
Experts Worried as More Pregnant Women Use Cannabis
A recent report found that pregnant women are using cannabis at an increased rate, while cigarette and alcohol use during pregnancies have gone down. The
Why some mothers keep using cannabis during pregnancy and breastfeeding
After living with chronic pain since adolescence, being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in her 20s and undergoing two bowel surgeries by her early 30s — which removed more than 100
Linking cannabis use with alcohol and tobacco
Because alcohol and tobacco have long been legal substances, there is a lot of evidence about their use during the preconception, pregnancy and perinatal periods.
