"Our testing showed that the children of women who used ganja had better alertness, stability and adjustment than children of women who didn't use ganja. This was measured at the age of one month. We measured children again at four years and at five years of age, and found that there were no apparent deficits in the children of marijuana-using mothers. In fact, in many ways, they were better off than children of non-smoking mothers. The ganja-using mothers also seemed better off than non-users." Dr. Melanie Dreher from CannabisCulture.com.
Video: "Melanie Dreher, PhD, explains her cannabis and pregnancy research study in Jamaica. Pregnant women and their children were studied for over ten plus years, both marijuana smokers and non-smokers were included in the study. One of the first scientific studies of the effects that cannabis may have on pregnancy and the child's development thereafter."
This study isn't suggesting that children should smoke weed but does shed light on cannabis use and it's effects on the general cognitive index for children with mothers who did use. And also children that may have been exposed to cannabis teas and food. Does cannabis use/exposure such as this harm children? The science with this big sample, says it doesn't hurt and that it just might help.
The study was funded by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
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It does not even hurt babies but I have to fight the cops all the way to a jury trial to save myself from a 3 yr. felony in Wisconsin for possession of .36 grams. November 13th 2009.
not to many things in moderation will hurt children or adults its about balance this whole planet is about that
i don't understand mj they say it is easier to overdose on water and water is the abundance of all life ,i dont understand mj's chemistry
Vote to legalize in California in November 2010!
I am a weekly user. I would like to see more research on the long term effects on children as this will have a bearing on future legislation. For most it seems pretty harmless (no reports of an O.D. in the history of humanity) but there are many many factors to consider (balance of psychotropic constituents, genetics of users, grade of product) that might effect a child's development positively or negatively. I have had a few stressful episodes but the positive outcomes far outweigh these and may be mitigated with better knowledge. Just its efficacy in combating cancer alone has made me decide to use it for life (I know too many people diagnosed with cancer). I would like to grow my own (I do not now because of the law) and *vaporize* privately and unobtrusively. More agricultural and pharmaceutical research will bring us a better understanding of how to put this useful plant to work for humanity. Not that we should ignore the prior 10,000 years, but we know a lot more chemistry now.
Yes to Prop 19 !
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