Marijuana Risk: THC During Pregnancy Harms Fetal Brain Development

Monday, January 27, 2014 - 10:20 in Health & Medicine

Children suffer from the consequences of maternal drug exposure during pregnancy and Cannabis is one of the most frequently used substances. A new study was done using mice and human brain tissue to decipher the molecular basis of how the major psychoactive component from Cannabis called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC affects brain development of the unborn fetus.  read more

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