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In reply to the discussion: Pregnant pot smokers can damage kids' brains [View all]Xithras
(16,191 posts)Neither the researcher or the article advocated banning anything, or restricting access to anything, or changing ANY laws. They merely reported on some experiments that suggest that using mind-altering drugs during pregnancy can impact the mind of the developing fetus. It's information. Nothing more. It's even common sense, if you think about it.
Knowledge is neither good or evil, only people fall into those categories. What this information DOES is permit doctors to accurately inform their pregnant patients of additional risk factors to be aware of. If you were a pregnant woman using medical marijuana, and using it could negatively impact your kids cognitive skills, wouldn't you like to know about it?
Arguing the benefits of ignorance is a hallmark of conservatism.