Last week we talked with Andrew Scheyer, a Neuroscientist that studies the effects of cannabis use during pregnancy. This week we continue to talk about CBD, Cannabis Research, Cannabis use during Pre-Pregnancy, and a look into the future of cannabis medicine.
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The studies have looked at 800+ people and have studied pregnant mothers and children in some cases through adulthood. In looking at collected data since 2002 - today, we have learned a couple of things:
- Cannabis Use in Pregnant Women is Rising
Cannabis use during pregnancy can cause deficits to social learning as well as the way in which we learn (Temporal Order Learning)Cannabis Use during pregnancy can cause children more likely to exhibit symptoms of social disruptionMolds and microtoxins are very common in cannabis flower and it is hard to know what you are consumingCBD is not without risk to pregnant women, although the research is difficultCBD potentially has some really great uses like treating epilepsy and addiction - but Andrew would not recommend taking it during pregnancy