Comments on: Smoking Cannabis While Pregnant Harms Babies’ Brains And Fetal Brain Development

By: ashley

ashley — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:58:19 +0000

Oh and I’m actuallly pretty sharp thanks. Look it up. Some of the most recognized scientists, your inventors, mathmeticians, musicians, artists, presidents…ect. smoked pot. Tell them their not very sharp

By: ashley

ashley — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:51:00 +0000

I am pregnant now and just gave birth to my beautiful son Angelo…I am a frequent smoker of marijuana OUTSIDE of my pregnancies. Even though I love how I see things differently and think a lot deeper about things when I smoke, EVERYTHING has a good and bad effect…even though the good effects are tremendously larger than the bad..adhd and autism are mental disorders that also have very good effects on the brain…both have capabilities of being genious’s…but none of you all see the good. Only the negative

By: james

james — Mon, 23 May 2011 04:41:58 +0000

It’s obviously potentially a bad thing. The stigma that can attach itself to a child born to marijuana smoker (whether it’s home grown or factory produced with all those awesome FDA approved steroids and pesticides) might be larger than any stigma a smoker will accept responsibility for on their own behalf.

So, let’s face it, everything effects a fetus. Common Sense. Wake up people.

And stoners are generally not very sharp people. While they are high, to say the least.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:12:14 +0000

i have smoked cannibis for 16 years i have found out i am 4 weeks pregnant and have stopped smokin tobbacco but missing my joints terrible as i enjoy them i dont drink after reading alot of other peoples comment it seems that if i smoked a joint it would help my nausea what can i use instead of tobbacco in my joints so i enjoy them again

By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:14:37 +0000

One more thing, why is it that people still feel the need to compare cannabis to alcohol, cigarettes and and cocaine? In the history of mankind there have been no reported deaths directly linked to cannabis, in fact there are lives being saved by this miracle plant! We now know that we can cure brain, lung, prostate, cervical, breast, and many other cancers with this plant! When are we going to stop demonizing cannabis? Before you pass judgment, try to learn a bit about cannabis first, don’t just trust what your parents and teachers and our government have told you. ASK QUESTIONS!

By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:59:04 +0000

Reading all of these posts leaves me lost and confused! I think it would be helpful if instead of posting your opinion, people only posted facts. I don’t care to hear about small isolated cases, I want to hear about hard evidence, and see links to studies done all over the world not just the US and Canada, two countries whom are clearly biased in this issue. I’ve heard enough ‘opinions’, I’m ready for the facts. I’ve checked out Dr. Melanie Dreher’s study, which was helpful but still leaves me wanting more. Any help?

By: jet

jet — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 05:52:17 +0000

Pam,

Unfortunately I don’t think you are going to get a good solid answer that will make it easy for you to make a decision that you will feel good about. There seems to be a 50/50 split regarding smoking pot while you are pregnant. I do know, as I’m sure you know, that of all the trimesters the first trimester is the most crucial time for the development of your baby. I personally say why take that chance. I have had 5 children and my first one was at 15 and as soon as I found out that I was pregnant I STOPPED EVERYTHING..CIGARETTES,DRINKING,POT,ETC.(my wild teen years) I felt that I needed to do my best to give my baby a clean place to live and grow…my body. I had a healthy baby as well as the other four. FYI – For the first 3 months I had nausea and vomiting with all 5 pregnancies. I know that you said you only smoke on occasion when your friends pop by. I think with that being said, you should have no problem with holding off until after you have your baby. There are many things that even the smokers or non smokers might not do because they MIGHT get hurt doing it….rock climbing, sky diving, surfing, etc., let alone being pregnant, you get my drift. The thing is the person growing inside you does not have a say in what you decide to do and really isn’t fair. Someone mentioned in one of the comments about pot these days has more than THC in it. If you had “home grown” then and only then would it be “natural”. It is true that the pot today is not like it was back in the 70′s. Still don’t know if that is still safe. I hope that you decide to take the “better safe than sorry approach.” I could go on but I won’t. Wishing you a happy and healthy baby. Good luck.

By: pam

pam — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:25:04 +0000

i am not a heavy pot smoker but i do have the occasional puff if any of my friends pop round. i have just discovered i am 14 weeks pregnant and i am a bit worried about this. do any of you think i should be really worried?