More evidence shows that marijuana use during pregnancy is dangerous for women and unborn children.
Writing in JAMA Internal Medicine this week, researchers announced that using marijuana during pregnancy raises a woman’s risk of developing gestational hypertension (high blood pressure), preeclampsia, weight gain, and placental abruption.
The study examined health records for 316,722 pregnant women. It adds to a growing body of scientific that shows marijuana use is harmful during pregnancy.
A 2021 study out of California found infants were 35% more likely to die within a year of birth if their mother used marijuana heavily, and that infants were more likely to be born preterm, have a low birth weight, and be small for their gestational age.
A 2023 study published in the journal Frontiers In Pediatrics found marijuana use during pregnancy could decrease a newborn’s birthweight by approximately one-third of a pound.
And a study published this year found women who used marijuana during pregnancy faced 631% greater risk of fetal death.
Right now the group Arkansans for Patient Access is actively working to drastically expand marijuana in Arkansas.
If passed, the amendment would give free marijuana cards to immigrants and out-of-state residents who come to Arkansas to use marijuana.
The amendment would guarantee marijuana growers and sellers a monopoly over the state’s marijuana industry.
Marijuana users would no longer need to show they suffer from a specific medical condition listed in state law — making it easier to use marijuana recreationally.
The measure also fails to limit the amount of THC that marijuana products can contain, and it repeals restrictions on marijuana advertising.
All of this would lead to more marijuana in the state.
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