If you are looking for advice regarding cannabis for morning sickness, you are not alone. Cannabis use during pregnancy is on the rise, a 2019 research letter shows. The numbers indicate that in 2002, 2.3% of pregnant women aged 18 to 44 years used marijuana during pregnancy and that number increased to 3.85% in 2014 and 5% in 2016. The cannabis and pregnancy topic is very ... Continue Reading
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STUDY: Epigenetic Regulation of Immunological Alterations Following Prenatal Exposure to Marijuana Cannabinoids and its Long Term Consequences in Offspring
ABSTRACT: Use of marijuana during pregnancy is fairly commonplace and can be expected increase in frequency as more states legalize its recreational use. The cannabinoids present in marijuana have been shown to be immunosuppressive, yet the effect of prenatal exposure to cannabinoids on the immune system of the developing fetus, its long term consequences during adult stage ... Continue Reading
Do Pot Shops Merit Warnings on Pregnancy, Breastfeeding?
Nation’s most influential doctors group, AMA, has decided to push for regulations requiring warnings in pot shops for pregnancy and breastfeeding. This post from The Cannabist reviews what marijuana research says about maternal marijuana use and reactions from dispensary owners. Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breastfeeding poses potential harms. That message ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Fatty acid amide hydrolase deficiency limits early pregnancy events
ABSTRACT: Synchronized preimplantation embryo development and passage through the oviduct into the uterus are prerequisites for implantation, dysregulation of which often leads to pregnancy failure in women. Cannabinoid/endocannabinoid signaling via cannabinoid receptor CB1 is known to influence early pregnancy. Here we provide evidence that a critical balance between ... Continue Reading