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In reply to the discussion: Pregnant pot smokers can damage kids' brains [View all]PotatoChip
(3,186 posts)13. Exactly. I'm not a pot smoker
(just never liked it). But even if I was, I would have given it up while pregnant just as I did cigs back then. Heck, I even gave up coffee just to be on the safe side.
This "study" is not only unnecessary, but condescending (Imho). All of the pot smokers I know are not idiots or addicts. Study or no, I'm sure they would give it up for a pregnancy and would have no problem doing it. It's just common sense.
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Good God. Putting smoke in your lungs for any reason while pregnant has consequences.
randome
Jan 2014
#7
The notion of chemicals introduced to a developing fetus causing an effect is unbeleivable, no?
Scootaloo
Jan 2014
#12
I voted for the WA law and I think this is exactly the RIGHT time to remind people
pnwmom
Jan 2014
#159
This is no surprise, and it is more than just alcohol. A lot of over the counter meds are harmful
lostincalifornia
Jan 2014
#5
we are definitely on the same page, and I won't mess my lungs up either.
lostincalifornia
Jan 2014
#83
My point is not that cats should be banned in pregnant women's homes, but that
tblue37
Jan 2014
#140
How many studies have there been with pregnant women and childhood development?
former9thward
Jan 2014
#72
how many studies have there been with pregnant women that used marijuana EXCLUSIVELY..
frylock
Jan 2014
#92
I voted for legalization but I support strongly informing people about possible risks.
pnwmom
Jan 2014
#160
Yep, agree. If I were pregnant, I would be careful of what I consumed, etc., just to
RKP5637
Jan 2014
#56
Are you under the impression the mice smoked? The study is about THC ingestion
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2014
#85
What is it about marijuana that makes it impossible for certain people to consider it has harmful
Renew Deal
Jan 2014
#28
science based fact that marijuana reduces nausea? There is some question of that?
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2014
#77
well you can be allergic to cigarette smoke...and allergies effect the entire body
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2014
#125
You have a spouse almost overdose on opiates and then turn their life around by using
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2014
#171
Everything you ingest or sense causes chemical reactions that influence perception. nt
tridim
Jan 2014
#49
No, Cannabis doesn't "alter your brain", it binds to specific Cannabinoid receptors...
tridim
Jan 2014
#48
You claimed it doesn't. I claimed it is possible based on accepted research...
yawnmaster
Jan 2014
#135
Nice work...thanks! I did see that canabinoids may be used by the brain to help forget...
yawnmaster
Jan 2014
#149
When I was practicing in Juvenile Court we followed this subject pretty closely.
Shrike47
Jan 2014
#53
I'm a person who doesn't think a pregnant woman should smoke or drink during pregnancy. But.
Lint Head
Jan 2014
#54
It probably fucks kids up more to throw their parents in jail for weed.
The Midway Rebel
Jan 2014
#65
There is no such thing as a 100% safe substance. Drink too much water, breathe too much air
stevenleser
Jan 2014
#66
I'm not. I am interested in good quality air, just the amount I need. Not this kind...
stevenleser
Jan 2014
#147
and sperm gets damaged from drinking, pot and all that, causing birth defects- so what do we do?
bettyellen
Jan 2014
#67
there has been an uptick in cases where women are incarcerated for crap like this- instead of helped
bettyellen
Jan 2014
#82
Actually YES. "Fetal Protection Laws" Look em up, and find out how hundreds of women....
bettyellen
Jan 2014
#142
I don't think Thalidomide was prescribed in the US-- not for morning sickness, anyway
ailsagirl
Jan 2014
#106
The anti-pot crowd are in a panic. The movement to legalize weed is now unstoppable and
ChisolmTrailDem
Jan 2014
#122
This poster seems obsessed with presenting every piece of reich-wing trash they can find.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2014
#170
It would seem likely that a lot of fetuses have been exposed to pot, nicotine, alcohol,and who knows
dogman
Jan 2014
#154
More non-scientific bullshit mashed up to justify authoritarian control displayed
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2014
#168