I was born in 1967 and my mom smoked while she was pregnant with me. So I was born premature at 4 lbs, and I contracted pneumonia. I spent the first month of my life in an incubator. Then I developed asthma and have lived with it all of my life. Back then the pot was a lot milder than the strains they are growing now, and I can’t imagine what kinds of birth defects and illnesses the new, stronger pot will cause in a developing fetus. Continue reading Stoned Parents from a Child’s Perspective→
Colorado published its 3rd report on the Impact of Marijuana in Colorado. Colorado opened commercial marijuana stores in January, 2014. That year also saw the following, according to the report:
a 29% increase in the number of marijuana-related emergency room visits,
a 38% percent increase in the number of marijuana-related hospitalizations,
30 injuries from THC extraction labs (also called BHO labs or hash oil explosions), compared to 18 in 2013
