One Chance to Grow Up is here to teach you what you might not know about marijuana. Kids don’t always know how to protect themselves, which is why we all need to step up.
This research finds that prenatal THC exposure alters placental and fetal DNA methylation at genes involved in neurobehavioral development that may influence longer-term offspring outcome.
Researchers found evidence that frequent cannabis use was linked to adverse health effects, including heart disease. Read more here: https://www.acc.org/About-ACC/Press-Releases/2023/02/23/18/53/Frequent-Marijuana-Use-Linked-to-Heart-Disease
There is a critical need for research regarding perceptions of edible cannabis, effective methods to educate and screen caregivers, and innovative approaches to safe storage,
New research found evidence of secondhand marijuana smoke and biological exposure in nearly half of children whose parents smoke the drug. https://www.webmd.com/children/news/20181119/secondhand-pot-smoke-found-in-kids-lungs#1
A complex study with data from the CDC, DEA, Epidemiology and End Results cancer database (2003-2017), which suggests a close causal relationship between cannabis-liberal jurisdictions
Read this study here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15563650.2022.2120818?cookieSet=1
Canadian data show that legalization of cannabis for adults has been associated with a significant increase of hospitalizations for unintentional marijuana poisoning in children, mostly
Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester is associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems that persist as the affected children progress
This report from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment highlights health data and case studies regarding the concentration of THC in marijuana products
This study, from California, highlights cannabis use by pregnant people and how it seems to have increased up to 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, when
This study, based in Denmark, examines data from 1972 through 2016 and found direct associations between cannabis use disorder (CUD) and schizophrenia. The authors found
The authors report on an analysis of young adults from 01/01/2008 to 12/31/2019 from the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. They found that
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One Chance to Grow Up protects kids from THC through transparency, education, empowerment, and policy. We don’t take sides on the politics of legalization but instead serve as a reliable resource for parents, media, policymakers, and all who care about kids.
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