Regular cannabis exposure in rats during pregnancy may cause their offspring to have long-term cognitive deficiencies, asocial behavior, and anxiety later in adulthood.
That’s according to a new study by neuroscientists in Washington State University’s Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience unit that provides a rare look at the effects of using cannabis during pregnancy.
The reality of cannabis research is there’s not a lot of it. This research helps get information out to women so they can make an educated decision that is best for them.”
Halle Weimar, Study First Author and Graduate Student in Neuroscience Program
Weimar and her colleagues found the offspring of pregnant rats exposed to cannabis vapor were more likely to make regressive errors after they were trained new methods to receive sugar pellets. They were also less social and more anxious when placed in new environments.
Weimar said the research is…
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