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Pregnant pot smokers can damage kids' brains [View all] The Straight Story Jan 2014 OP
I'm not so sure I buy that madokie Jan 2014 #1
I agree. Th1onein Jan 2014 #2
Good God. Putting smoke in your lungs for any reason while pregnant has consequences. randome Jan 2014 #7
As does drinking iced tea with sugar... LanternWaste Jan 2014 #68
The FUD merchants are losing the battle on DU Rex Jan 2014 #94
So does sugar....should we stop mothers from eating sugar too? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #129
What if you vape, or do edibles or Bennyboy Jan 2014 #145
The notion of chemicals introduced to a developing fetus causing an effect is unbeleivable, no? Scootaloo Jan 2014 #12
Not at all Fumesucker Jan 2014 #18
mutated sperm and man tits reddread Jan 2014 #35
There was this.. Fumesucker Jan 2014 #38
CIA stash reddread Jan 2014 #58
Oh, is that my brain? defacto7 Jan 2014 #134
men that smoke marijuana are unable to produce male offspring.. frylock Jan 2014 #90
don't forget insanity and perversion! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #130
I voted for the WA law and I think this is exactly the RIGHT time to remind people pnwmom Jan 2014 #159
the last thing I read on this subject said 2pooped2pop Jan 2014 #50
No pregnant woman should take ANY drug that isn't medically necessary. pnwmom Jan 2014 #158
And drinking too much alcohol while pregnant is harmful too.... Adrahil Jan 2014 #3
This is no surprise, and it is more than just alcohol. A lot of over the counter meds are harmful lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #5
Absolutely. This "it's bad for you" argument is ridiculous. Adrahil Jan 2014 #9
we are definitely on the same page, and I won't mess my lungs up either. lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #83
As is cleaning a cat's litterbox IF that kitty carries the tblue37 Jan 2014 #36
Yes...lets ban all cats in pregnant women's homes! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #131
My point is not that cats should be banned in pregnant women's homes, but that tblue37 Jan 2014 #140
I know....totally agree! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #141
Yep, so true. One can drink their brains out, but pot, and you RKP5637 Jan 2014 #52
There is a warning for pregnant women not to drink alcohol. former9thward Jan 2014 #70
But, strangely, the drug warriors are silent on studies that show no harm RainDog Jan 2014 #71
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've linked to a major series of studies here RainDog Jan 2014 #101
I voted for legalization but I support strongly informing people about possible risks. pnwmom Jan 2014 #160
Exactly etherealtruth Jan 2014 #163
BS B Calm Jan 2014 #4
Probably the same sort of clowns Turbineguy Jan 2014 #6
There is still room for doubt in his research: DetlefK Jan 2014 #8
See my links down thread. morningfog Jan 2014 #16
Most human biological studies are done with mice. former9thward Jan 2014 #73
I'm attacking science??? DetlefK Jan 2014 #157
Ok, since according to you scientists don't know what they are doing. former9thward Jan 2014 #166
You won't like my proposals. DetlefK Feb 2014 #167
Sure it's possible, just not proven madville Jan 2014 #10
So fucking what? theaocp Jan 2014 #11
Exactly. I'm not a pot smoker PotatoChip Jan 2014 #13
Thanks for the support theaocp Jan 2014 #14
Some very important points from the study: morningfog Jan 2014 #15
another issue RainDog Jan 2014 #62
So can alcohol. LWolf Jan 2014 #17
And it is even more nuanced than that. morningfog Jan 2014 #20
As with most things that LWolf Jan 2014 #25
There are plenty of things that are fine except if you're pregnant gollygee Jan 2014 #19
Yep, agree. If I were pregnant, I would be careful of what I consumed, etc., just to RKP5637 Jan 2014 #56
Doing drugs when you're pregnant is a bad idea? Iggo Jan 2014 #21
Coffee Renew Deal Jan 2014 #29
58,000 woot! Iggo Jan 2014 #39
Thanks! Renew Deal Jan 2014 #40
That headline is evidence of brain damage. JackRiddler Jan 2014 #22
My ex smoked pot during pregnancy to help with her constant morning sickness panader0 Jan 2014 #23
sample size 2 Shivering Jemmy Jan 2014 #26
Sample size of study: Zero. JackRiddler Jan 2014 #41
And ignoring science makes it different? randome Jan 2014 #55
do you have anything to say about the Jamaican studies? RainDog Jan 2014 #60
You could include a link. randome Jan 2014 #63
I already included a link in this thread RainDog Jan 2014 #69
So you're going to trust the study that supports your bias. randome Jan 2014 #74
I link to more studies, and more longitudinal studies RainDog Jan 2014 #93
Actually, randome wants to believe nothing... JackRiddler Jan 2014 #148
Are you under the impression the mice smoked? The study is about THC ingestion Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #85
The headline does not match the study. randome Jan 2014 #89
Which demonstrates this story in the media is propaganda RainDog Jan 2014 #97
This is a foolish non-sequitur. JackRiddler Jan 2014 #112
propaganda damages brains reddread Jan 2014 #24
hear, hear!! ailsagirl Jan 2014 #91
So we add cannabis to the list of OTC and prescription drugs randr Jan 2014 #27
What is it about marijuana that makes it impossible for certain people to consider it has harmful Renew Deal Jan 2014 #28
People are not rational when it comes to drugs. randome Jan 2014 #30
Legalize it and make vaping and edibles the norm. Problem solved. tridim Jan 2014 #31
No problems here. randome Jan 2014 #32
It'll become more normal as prices plummet tridim Jan 2014 #33
The list of harmful effects of cannabis is a remarkably long one Fumesucker Jan 2014 #37
Hey, pregnant women shouldn't smoke pot. JackRiddler Jan 2014 #43
What if it was prescribed by an MD for morning sickness? Fumesucker Jan 2014 #47
A complaint should be filed the state medical board if a MD did that. former9thward Jan 2014 #75
science based fact that marijuana reduces nausea? There is some question of that? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #77
Does that overrule harm to the fetus? former9thward Jan 2014 #79
but you didn't say that....you said science based evidence... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #80
The whole OP is about a scientific study. former9thward Jan 2014 #104
ONE study..... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #109
A science based study vs.... former9thward Jan 2014 #110
Yeah...they are their own peers are they not? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #111
Now you go into a full faced attack on science. former9thward Jan 2014 #114
some psuedo-science deserves it does it not? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #116
I do agree with you there. former9thward Jan 2014 #123
well you can be allergic to cigarette smoke...and allergies effect the entire body VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #125
I think I will leave it at that. former9thward Jan 2014 #126
On the patio is a good thing.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #128
Maybe it will be in some cases. JackRiddler Jan 2014 #113
best answer of the day mitchtv Jan 2014 #86
+1 liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #169
What it is - is the history of bad science regarding cannabis research RainDog Jan 2014 #59
Indeed. We've been fed so many lies for such a long time. Mariana Jan 2014 #84
No valid scientist withholds his research from scrutiny n/t RainDog Jan 2014 #105
I've been seeing that too loyalsister Jan 2014 #81
A person with a compulsive or addictive personality RainDog Jan 2014 #119
Pot is as close as DU has to a sacred cow Union Scribe Jan 2014 #137
You have a spouse almost overdose on opiates and then turn their life around by using liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #171
Weed is a sacred cow here ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2014 #162
Particularly when they're smoking it Renew Deal Jan 2014 #164
"Pot cures every ill ... etherealtruth Jan 2014 #165
I'm from the generation that ran outside to look at the mushroom cloud. MindPilot Jan 2014 #34
LOL ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #64
Since 1950, the overall cancer incidence has increased by 44 percent Ohio4theWin Jan 2014 #87
Another candidate for The Journal of Irreproducible Results Fozzledick Jan 2014 #42
You mean this mind altering substance... Lost_Count Jan 2014 #44
You really think it does? B Calm Jan 2014 #45
Do you really think that marijuana... Lost_Count Jan 2014 #46
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
In general, binding to neuron receptors CAN change the brain. Look up... yawnmaster Jan 2014 #132
So can looking at at gorgeous landscape, or smelling fresh baked apple pie. tridim Jan 2014 #133
You claimed it doesn't. I claimed it is possible based on accepted research... yawnmaster Jan 2014 #135
This is the theory behind cannabis' use as treatment for alzheimer's RainDog Jan 2014 #138
Nice work...thanks! I did see that canabinoids may be used by the brain to help forget... yawnmaster Jan 2014 #149
yeah. RainDog Jan 2014 #151
Pregnant women should be careful. However, a study with humans, not mice RainDog Jan 2014 #51
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
No doubt the drug warriors will try to run with this RainDog Jan 2014 #57
Huh, My friends kids lucked out I guess DiverDave Jan 2014 #61
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 am a zealot...over air. Rex Jan 2014 #102
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
Its punishing moms to warn them about cannibus use during pregnancy? former9thward Jan 2014 #76
there has been an uptick in cases where women are incarcerated for crap like this- instead of helped bettyellen Jan 2014 #82
Actually no. former9thward Jan 2014 #107
Actually YES. "Fetal Protection Laws" Look em up, and find out how hundreds of women.... bettyellen Jan 2014 #142
ban paper towels, kleenex and condoms n/t reddread Jan 2014 #103
I don't believe this Politicalboi Jan 2014 #78
It what way does your experience disprove the study? Ohio4theWin Jan 2014 #88
I can remember way back when ailsagirl Jan 2014 #95
Yes. Thalidomide caused fetal damage RainDog Jan 2014 #100
I don't think Thalidomide was prescribed in the US-- not for morning sickness, anyway ailsagirl Jan 2014 #106
LSD was put into the same category as Thalidomide RainDog Jan 2014 #108
Got it ailsagirl Jan 2014 #144
Wow, all this FUD over Colorado legalizing weed! Rex Jan 2014 #96
We can expect to see more of this RainDog Jan 2014 #98
I agree, expect it to get much worse as the stories get even more exaggerated. Rex Jan 2014 #99
Yup ... 1000words Jan 2014 #115
You...smoke...weed... Rex Jan 2014 #118
You're freakin' me out, man! 1000words Jan 2014 #120
Sorry, here puff puff pass... Rex Jan 2014 #121
The anti-pot crowd are in a panic. The movement to legalize weed is now unstoppable and ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #122
Lots of idiotic comments in this thread. Xithras Jan 2014 #117
But the experiment has nothing to say about cannabis use RainDog Jan 2014 #124
Bullshit!! bravenak Jan 2014 #127
There is a huge list of things that are bad defacto7 Jan 2014 #136
More "no civil rights for pregnant women" rubbish Warpy Jan 2014 #139
THANK YOU! bettyellen Jan 2014 #143
This poster seems obsessed with presenting every piece of reich-wing trash they can find. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #170
I've always enjoyed smoking pot. OnionPatch Jan 2014 #146
Smoking while pregnant womanofthehills Jan 2014 #152
I was worried about everything that went into my body at that time. OnionPatch Jan 2014 #155
Doesn't surprise me Separation Jan 2014 #150
I think that until more research has been done OwnedByCats Jan 2014 #153
It would seem likely that a lot of fetuses have been exposed to pot, nicotine, alcohol,and who knows dogman Jan 2014 #154
Didn't the "crack baby" epidemic turn out to be bullshit? Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #156
No, no, no! That was reported 24/7 by our diligent media pre-deregulation. reddread Jan 2014 #161
More non-scientific bullshit mashed up to justify authoritarian control displayed Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #168
Apparently they don't know about the "Jamaican Study"? fredamae Feb 2014 #172
There is no study! TheSarcastinator Feb 2014 #173
here RainDog Feb 2014 #174
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