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UnfairRepresent
12/27/17 6:08:09 PM
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Younger moms are turning to cannabis to ease the symptoms of pregnancy, a new study finds.

A research letter published in scientific journal JAMA on Dec. 26 reported that 7.1 percent of pregnant women in California used marijuana while pregnant in 2016 -- a 2.9 percentage point increase from 2012, CNN reports.

Teens and young adults reported a particularly high use of marijuana compared to women over 24. Cannabis use in pregnant teens under 18 increased from 12.5 percent to 21.8 percent, while use in women 18 to 24 increased from 9.8 percent to 19 percent.

A different study published in January confirmed the upward trend nationwide. Pregnant women who reported to have consumed marijuana in the past month jumped from 2.37 percent to 3.85 percent from 2002 to 2014. The study was conducted on women aged 18 to 44 across the U.S.

The spike in marijuana use can be attributed to easier access, reduced stigma and the supposed health benefits of the plant.

"Think about marijuana use from [the study participants'] perspective, especially in Northern California," said Dr. Robyn Horsager-Boehrer, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas, who was not involved in the study. "California legalized medical marijuana use in 1996, so they have grown up with the idea of it not only not being illegal but being a medical therapy."

But data on the actual effects of using marijuana during pregnancy is still unclear. Dr. Yasmin Heard, a neuroscientist and director of addiction treatment at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan, says prenatal marijuana exposure can impact fetal development.

"Even early in development, marijuana is changing critical circuits and neurotransmitting receptors," she told The New York Times in February. "Those are important for regulation of emotions and reward, even motor function and cognition."

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists discourage the use of marijuana during pregnancy due to its connections to other developmental issues. However, there is insufficient data on link between marijuana use and fetal development.

"Because of the possibility of concurrent use of marijuana and other substances of abuse, the evidence of its direct association with preterm labor, fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, low birthweight and stillbirth is still debatable, though these adverse effects lean more towards an increased likelihood of occurrence," public health researcher Barbara Yankey told Reuters in an email.

Yankey added that the effects of marijuana use on a fetus depends on dosage and frequency of consumption.


Full Article: https://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/study-finds-more-pregnant-women-are-using-marijuana

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What would you do if you saw your pregnant girlfriend smoking?

Or alternatively if you're single, what would you do if a pregnant woman asked you if you had a light?
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MrK3V
12/27/17 6:09:28 PM
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I'd be pretty damn pissed if my lady was smoking weed while pregnant. And I'm a daily smoker

Edibles are cool doe
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sutree
12/27/17 6:24:27 PM
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liberals will defend this
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a42ozslushie
12/27/17 6:25:25 PM
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Pregnant mothers smoking pot while pregnant
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UnfairRepresent
12/27/17 6:26:31 PM
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sutree posted...
liberals will defend this

Well it's defensible.

They're not breaking any laws.
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MrBobGray
12/27/17 6:27:11 PM
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MrK3V posted...
I'd be pretty damn pissed if my lady was smoking weed while pregnant. And I'm a daily smoker

Edibles are cool doe

This.
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ChainedRedone
12/27/17 6:30:07 PM
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MrBobGray posted...
MrK3V posted...
I'd be pretty damn pissed if my lady was smoking weed while pregnant. And I'm a daily smoker

Edibles are cool doe

This.


You people really would let that shit into a developing fetus? Wow.
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Scotty_Rogers
12/27/17 6:30:08 PM
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You should never fucking smoke when you're pregnant.
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UnfairRepresent
12/27/17 6:31:20 PM
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Scotty_Rogers posted...
You should never fucking smoke when you're pregnant.

You should never smoke period
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TheGrindery
12/27/17 6:31:45 PM
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Oh no! They won't have to suffer as much through morning sickness!
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Scotty_Rogers
12/27/17 6:32:11 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Scotty_Rogers posted...
You should never fucking smoke when you're pregnant.

You should never smoke period


And especially not when you're pregnant, because you wouldn't just be fucking yourself over; you're fucking your own baby over.
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darkjedilink
12/27/17 6:33:31 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
sutree posted...
liberals will defend this

Well it's defensible.

They're not breaking any laws.

Neither are concealed-carry owners walking around with their firearms, but liberals attack them with impunity.
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iron jojo
12/27/17 6:36:07 PM
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MrBobGray posted...
MrK3V posted...
I'd be pretty damn pissed if my lady was smoking weed while pregnant. And I'm a daily smoker

Edibles are cool doe

This.

What the fuck
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Lunitik56
12/27/17 6:36:35 PM
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You shouldnt drink while pregnant either but that **** is legal
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Zeeak4444
12/27/17 6:37:18 PM
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darkjedilink posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
sutree posted...
liberals will defend this

Well it's defensible.

They're not breaking any laws.

Neither are concealed-carry owners walking around with their firearms, but liberals attack them with impunity.


And people defend them. What kind of moronic statement is this lmao. Like anything you said was relevant to his post.
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A_Good_Boy
12/27/17 6:38:51 PM
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Scotty_Rogers posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Scotty_Rogers posted...
You should never fucking smoke when you're pregnant.

You should never smoke period


And especially not when you're pregnant, because you wouldn't just be fucking yourself over; you're fucking your own baby over.

How so?
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UnfairRepresent
12/27/17 7:16:35 PM
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Zeeak4444 posted...
darkjedilink posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
sutree posted...
liberals will defend this

Well it's defensible.

They're not breaking any laws.

Neither are concealed-carry owners walking around with their firearms, but liberals attack them with impunity.


And people defend them. What kind of moronic statement is this lmao. Like anything you said was relevant to his post.

yes
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Questionmarktarius
12/27/17 7:20:35 PM
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But data on the actual effects of using marijuana during pregnancy is still unclear.

...and we aren't going to know without test cases.
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Unsugarized_Foo
12/27/17 7:22:26 PM
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Id like to go out on a limb and say it fucks up mental development in kids that smoke that the baby isn't going to be the greatest.

But life is weird, so who knows.
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Lost_All_Senses
12/27/17 7:24:21 PM
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The picture is a cigarette but anyway I use to smoke around my cousin and his gf was pregnant and smoking. Made me so uncomfortable. I don't support it but I know its way beyond me to do anything about it
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ImaAskAQuestion
12/27/17 7:26:22 PM
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Totally good idea. Totally.
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TheGrindery
12/27/17 7:41:34 PM
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I know a woman that did meth and took benzos during her last pregnancy and that kid is advancing much faster than his brothers. I have no idea how the hell that happened. They were lucky but still... God damn.
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UnfairRepresent
12/27/17 7:47:35 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
But data on the actual effects of using marijuana during pregnancy is still unclear.

...and we aren't going to know without test cases.

Sigless user logic
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thanosibe
12/27/17 7:49:35 PM
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iron jojo posted...
MrBobGray posted...
MrK3V posted...
I'd be pretty damn pissed if my lady was smoking weed while pregnant. And I'm a daily smoker

Edibles are cool doe

This.

What the fuck

Questionmarktarius posted...
But data on the actual effects of using marijuana during pregnancy is still unclear.

...and we aren't going to know without test cases.
Holy shit some of the potheads on this forum. Ffs
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UnfairRepresent
12/28/17 5:18:11 AM
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TheGrindery posted...
I know a woman that did meth and took benzos during her last pregnancy and that kid is advancing much faster than his brothers. I have no idea how the hell that happened. They were lucky but still... God damn.

Probably because times are better now than they were for the older kids
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Lordgold666
12/28/17 5:22:44 AM
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Lol @ that picture
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TheGrindery
12/28/17 1:02:04 PM
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Yeah these women should just puke up everything they try to eat before the nutrients can reach the fetus. Who cares if nothing else is helping them to eat? Drugs are bad and every issue is black and white!
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thrashmetal14
12/28/17 1:05:34 PM
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My mom smoked while pregnant with me and I came out fine. Except for the fact that Im a CEman.

But yeah its probably best not to fucking indulge in drugs when you have a developing human fetus inside your body.
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LightHawKnight
12/28/17 1:06:37 PM
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Why the hell do they think that is a good idea? Gonna have some messed up children.
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TheGrindery
12/28/17 1:15:04 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
Why the hell do they think that is a good idea? Gonna have some messed up children.

Yeah it's better to have a massively underweight and malnourished baby.
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Questionmarktarius
12/28/17 1:15:22 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
Why the hell do they think that is a good idea? Gonna have some messed up children.

Again, we'll not know until some messed up stoner babies appear.

Nobody's even thought to get some pregnant rats high as fuck and see what happens?
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madoka_kaname
12/28/17 1:16:55 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
What would you do if you saw your pregnant girlfriend smoking?

Tell her to stop

UnfairRepresent posted...
Or alternatively if you're single, what would you do if a pregnant woman asked you if you had a light?

I don't smoke so
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TheGrindery
12/28/17 1:17:28 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
Why the hell do they think that is a good idea? Gonna have some messed up children.

Again, we'll not know until some messed up stoner babies appear.

Nobody's even thought to get some pregnant rats high as fuck and see what happens?

Because this is a new and unpopular drug that people haven't been using for ages. Also rats are less complex so that would only prove so much.
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Questionmarktarius
12/28/17 1:18:22 PM
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TheGrindery posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
Why the hell do they think that is a good idea? Gonna have some messed up children.

Again, we'll not know until some messed up stoner babies appear.

Nobody's even thought to get some pregnant rats high as fuck and see what happens?

Because this is a new and unpopular drug that people haven't been using for ages. Also rats are less complex so that would only prove so much.

Monkeys or chimps then.
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TheCyborgNinja
12/28/17 1:18:59 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
sutree posted...
liberals will defend this

Well it's defensible.

They're not breaking any laws.

No, but technically lots of asshole things don't.
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masticatingman
12/28/17 1:21:39 PM
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Better than alcohol but I dont think anybody should endorse it. If youre pregnant knowingly, yeah, its time to be sober IMO.
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TheGrindery
12/28/17 1:26:31 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
TheGrindery posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
Why the hell do they think that is a good idea? Gonna have some messed up children.

Again, we'll not know until some messed up stoner babies appear.

Nobody's even thought to get some pregnant rats high as fuck and see what happens?

Because this is a new and unpopular drug that people haven't been using for ages. Also rats are less complex so that would only prove so much.

Monkeys or chimps then.

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TheGrindery
12/28/17 1:27:58 PM
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Captain_Qwark posted...
Damn you'd think the people around these women would chew them the fuck out

One of my co-workers was put on blast a few weeks ago because she drinks like 2-3 sodas a day. That's not too bad in my opinion but people usually speak up against this type of shit

Better make sure she also avoids microwaves and cell phones because of the radiation.
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TheCyborgNinja
12/28/17 1:28:42 PM
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Captain_Qwark posted...
Damn you'd think the people around these women would chew them the fuck out

One of my co-workers was put on blast a few weeks ago because she drinks like 2-3 sodas a day. That's not too bad in my opinion but people usually speak up against this type of shit

That's pretty bad...
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Giant_Aspirin
12/28/17 1:33:19 PM
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a42ozslushie posted...
Pregnant mothers smoking pot while pregnant


he cares more about getting 80/80 than forming a coherent topic title. it's one of his many gimmicks
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Link HT
12/28/17 1:35:30 PM
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I mean that sucks but it's ultimately their decision. Laws shouldn't be made around pregnant women, they're the ones who need to take care of themselves and their unborn child.
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LightHawKnight
12/28/17 1:44:54 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
Why the hell do they think that is a good idea? Gonna have some messed up children.

Again, we'll not know until some messed up stoner babies appear.

Nobody's even thought to get some pregnant rats high as fuck and see what happens?


What else is there to know? We already know it effects a developing brain, the effects on a developing fetus is going to be bad.
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UnfairRepresent
12/28/17 2:22:43 PM
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Link HT posted...
I mean that sucks but it's ultimately their decision. Laws shouldn't be made around pregnant women, they're the ones who need to take care of themselves and their unborn child.

What about abortion?
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Link HT
12/28/17 2:27:59 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Link HT posted...
I mean that sucks but it's ultimately their decision. Laws shouldn't be made around pregnant women, they're the ones who need to take care of themselves and their unborn child.

What about abortion?

What about it? Seems like a completely different topic. For what it's worth, I think it needs to be legal.
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UnfairRepresent
12/28/17 2:56:43 PM
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Link HT posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Link HT posted...
I mean that sucks but it's ultimately their decision. Laws shouldn't be made around pregnant women, they're the ones who need to take care of themselves and their unborn child.

What about abortion?

What about it? Seems like a completely different topic. For what it's worth, I think it needs to be legal.

It's a law that should be made around pregnant women
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Lorenzo_2003
12/28/17 3:00:11 PM
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You guys do know that a woman is legally allowed to kill her unborn child, right? Once you remember and accept that, all this talk of the potential damage drinking or smoking (or really any substance use) can do to a baby becomes kind of silly.
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UnfairRepresent
12/28/17 4:44:51 PM
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Lorenzo_2003 posted...
You guys do know that a woman is legally allowed to kill her unborn child, right? Once you remember and accept that, all this talk of the potential damage drinking or smoking (or really any substance use) can do to a baby becomes kind of silly.

Not really no.

Not bringing life into the world and bringing life to the world in order to abuse it are different things.

By your token of logic using a condom or masturbation is as bad as child molestation.
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