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Colo. researchers find new evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a nursing woman smokes marijuana once, her baby through her breast milk will consume traces of the drug&#8217;s chief psychoactive element for at least six weeks and possibly longer, according to a soon-to-be-released study out of Colorado.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For physicians who see cannabis-associated birth complications and long-term brain development concerns with children, the research is another step to try to square growing public nonchalance about marijuana with medical guidelines about use.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers and clinicians have long warned women not to use marijuana while they are pregnant or nursing. They agree that infants&#8217; exposure to tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, demonstrably changes their brain development. But their studies are limited. Legally, child protective services would have to step in if a child tests positive for the drug\u2014a challenge for researchers who want to figure out how much THC infants absorb and what this means for them in the long term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, marijuana laws are loosening, and attitudes about cannabis have shifted. Physicians who witness the trends up close fear there will be another public health crisis that will hurt children.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are in the opioid crisis due to expanding prescriptions for opioids with little thought to the consequences of widespread use, including use during pregnancy,&#8221; said Dr. Lauren M. Jansson, director of pediatrics for the Johns Hopkins Center for Addiction and Pregnancy. &#8220;My fear is that we will see the same thing with marijuana.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.modernhealthcare.com\/article\/20181019\/NEWS\/181019875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For complete Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a nursing woman smokes marijuana once, her baby through her breast milk will consume traces of the drug&#8217;s chief psychoactive element for at least six weeks and possibly longer, according to a soon-to-be-released study out of Colorado.&nbsp; For physicians who see cannabis-associated birth complications and long-term brain development concerns with children, the research is 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