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Children don't have a choice about being exposed to cannabis, especially when parents and others in their household are using it. The following articles have more information about the dangers of exposing children to cannabis.
Quantity of Melatonin and CBD in Melatonin Gummies Sold in the US
In this research letter the authors state that, while Melatonin products have not been approved by the FDA they are sold over-the-counter...
May 13, 20231 min read
Toddlers: Continued Rise of Unintentional Ingestion of Edible Cannabis
With continually increasing use of cannabis in the US adult population, there has been a concurrent increase in accidental ingestion of...
Nov 8, 20221 min read
Prenatal Exposure and Child & Adolescent Brain Development
Using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, these researchers previously found that maternal prenatal use of...
Oct 22, 20221 min read
Congenital Birth Defects Caused by Cannabis
This article summary was written by Dr. Stuart Reece and published on this site with Dr. Reece's permission. Minor edits were made for...
Oct 15, 20223 min read
Prevalence of Adolescent Cannabis Vaping
This review of 17 studies revealed that, among adolescents in Canada and the US: Vaping products are now often used to deliver cannabis...
Jun 4, 20221 min read
Cannabinoid exposure and pediatric cancer rates
Key Findings: "Cannabis-liberal jurisdictions were associated with higher rates of total pediatric cancer incidence rates (TPCIR) and a...
Sep 16, 20211 min read
Facts for Parents About E-Cigarettes and Vaping
Key Findings: The solutions in e-cigarette devices and vapor contain harmful chemicals like antifreeze (which can poison children and...
Mar 10, 20211 min read
What Parents Need to Know About Teen Vaping and What They Can Do About It
Key Findings: Severe lung injuries have been linked to vitamin E acetate, which is found in vaping devices that deliver...
Mar 10, 20211 min read
Half of children in homes where marijuana is smoked by parents showed detectable levels of marijuana
In a study among Colorado households where parents used marijuana, 46 percent of the children had detectable levels of the marijuana...
Dec 21, 20201 min read
One third of children in attached housing showed detectable levels of marijuana
Even in the state of New York where recreational marijuana use is currently illegal, urine tests showed that 34.8% of children who lived...
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Surgeon General Releases Advisory on Marijuana's Damaging Effects on the Brain
Highlights: "For adolescents, the harm to the brain is serious, real and documented (brain development, deficiency in attention, memory,...
Nov 8, 20201 min read
Characteristics of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy
Article: Characteristics of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy — Eight States, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2017 The American...
Nov 8, 20201 min read
Cannabis use in pregnancy linked to greater risk of autism
In the largest study of its kind, Ottawa researchers found that children whose mothers reported using cannabis during pregnancy were at a...
Sep 20, 20201 min read
Cannabis is most common illicit drug used during pregnancy
Cannabis has become the most commonly used illicit drug used during pregnancy (69% of dispensaries in Colorado recommended cannabis to...
Aug 10, 20201 min read
New Colorado Data Show Youth Marijuana Use Increasing Since 2017 - press release from SAM
Increase also seen since period when legalization started; youth dabbing quintupled in recent years Press release from Smart Approaches...
Aug 6, 20202 min read
U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory: Marijuana Use and the Developing Brain
This Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) article discusses use of marijuana during pregnancy and the negative effects on fetus...
Apr 10, 20201 min read
Indoor pot grows can result in respiratory diseases, carbon monoxide production, and more
This article discusses the health dangers of indoor pot grows and how residents, neighbors, etc. can be exposed. Highlights: "The study...
Apr 10, 20201 min read
My parents were stoners and that’s why I don’t want marijuana legalised
By an anonymous New Zealand mother, published in The Spinoff. Ready the Spinoff Article
Apr 10, 20201 min read
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