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Surgeon General Releases Advisory on Marijuana’s Damaging Effects on the Developing Brain, Including Pregnancy

SOURCE: HHS Press Office: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2019/08/29/surgeon-general-releases-advisory-marijuana-damaging-effects.html August 29, 2019, Surgeon General Vice Adm. Jerome M. Adams, issued an advisory emphasizing the importance of protecting youth and pregnant women from the health…

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Study in Pediatrics: Marijuana Use by Breastfeeding Mothers and Cannabinoid Concentrations in Breast Milk

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Marijuana is the most commonly used recreational drug among breastfeeding women. With legalization of marijuana in several US states and a 1990 study in which authors documented…

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