(RH Reality Check) In states where medical marijuana laws apply, pregnant women are allowed to use marijuana to treat pregnancy related symptoms. Sabrina Fendrick of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) Women’s Alliance told RH Reality Check that just because a pregnant woman is allowed to access marijuana for medicinal purposes in those states where it’s legal, it doesn’t necessarily mean that she’ll be automatically protected when it comes to drug testing, however. And in those states where marijuana use is illegal, Fendrick says she receives emails “at least once a week” from mothers who are in danger of losing their children after having tested positive for marijuana use after giving birth.
In South Carolina in 2009, a mother who had used marijuana during pregnancy was prosecuted for child abuse and no less than three medical experts came to her defense to decry the lack of any evidence of physiological, emotional or mental effects from the marijuana use. Dr. Deborah Frank, Harvard educated, Board certified in Pediatrics, and a Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University’s School of Medicine not only found no evidence of abuse but said the child “appeared to be doing very well” and was developing in a positive way. Dr. Peter Fried, a PhD in Psychology and a retired Professor from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada has done extensive research on prenatal exposure to marijuana. Though he’s found some potentially negative effects, in this case, he stated clearly that “to characterize an infant born to a woman who used marijuana during pregnancy as ‘physically abused” and/or neglected is contrary to all scientific evidence. The use of marihuana during pregnancy has not been shown by any objective research to result in abuse or neglect.”
This subject is one of the most discussed on this blog. Women are turning away from the pharmaceuticals like Zofran to treat their nausea during pregnancy and embracing cannabis. However, many states still prosecute these women for child abuse if their infant turns up positive for marijuana metabolites on a drug screen. In turn, these women are turning to midwifery for childbirth when they can afford it or are just avoiding pre-natal care when they can’t afford it.
I encourage you to read the entire post and get educated on the matter of cannabis and pregnancy.
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No, it’s simply an alternate spelling. I was confused when I read the posts about typos, lol.
In other news, I came to this page while doing research on the effect of thc on dogs. Reason being, my neighbors are saying that their dogs’ increased erratic, rambunctious behavior is because of the pot smoke they MUST have been exposed to from MY home. Of course, there are three other units the smoke could have come from, and said smoke has irritated me as well, but the neighbors allow their dogs to run amok at all hours of the day and night. All my research shows that IF a dog is exposed to second-hand marijuana smoke, they are likely to become listless and depressed, not rambunctious and crazy.
But I found this article to be interesting. I am for the legalization of marijuana, mainly due to the fact that the ‘war on drugs’ is spending far far too much money on pot, and not enough on serious, dangerous narcotics. I myself am not a user, but definitely a proponent.
Medical marijuana is acceptable where I live, but it is still so stigmatized. That sucks.
actually he didn’t mispronounce anything he simply had a typo!!!
“Women are turning away from the pharmaceuticals like Zofran to treat their nausea during pregnancy and embracing cannabis.”
This is good. The more the better.
That doctor is the first to make a positive statement about cannabis whilst (mis-) pronouncing it with an ‘h’.
AKA “marihuana”