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Marijuana is extremely dangerous to the fetus in the womb
Results of a recent meta-analysis (51 studies and over 21 million participants) on cannabis use during pregnancy confirmed: Cannabis use...

Breathe Free USA
Jun 151 min read
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Expert sounds alarm on danger of hemp products: ‘A matter of life and death’
Hemp-derived marijuana poisonings are skyrocketing among kids across America. Using a loophole in federal law, drug dealers are getting...

Breathe Free USA
May 201 min read
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Quantity of Melatonin and CBD in Melatonin Gummies Sold in the US
In this research letter the authors state that, while Melatonin products have not been approved by the FDA they are sold over-the-counter...

Breathe Free USA
May 13, 20231 min read
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Toddlers: Continued Rise of Unintentional Ingestion of Edible Cannabis
With continually increasing use of cannabis in the US adult population, there has been a concurrent increase in accidental ingestion of...

Breathe Free USA
Nov 8, 20221 min read
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Prenatal Exposure and Child & Adolescent Brain Development
Using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, these researchers previously found that maternal prenatal use of...

Breathe Free USA
Oct 22, 20221 min read
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Congenital Birth Defects Caused by Cannabis
This article summary was written by Dr. Stuart Reece and published on this site with Dr. Reece's permission. Minor edits were made for...

Breathe Free USA
Oct 15, 20223 min read
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Prevalence of Adolescent Cannabis Vaping
This review of 17 studies revealed that, among adolescents in Canada and the US: Vaping products are now often used to deliver cannabis...

Breathe Free USA
Jun 4, 20221 min read
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Cannabinoid exposure and pediatric cancer rates
Key Findings: "Cannabis-liberal jurisdictions were associated with higher rates of total pediatric cancer incidence rates (TPCIR) and a...

Breathe Free USA
Sep 16, 20211 min read
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Facts for Parents About E-Cigarettes and Vaping
Key Findings: The solutions in e-cigarette devices and vapor contain harmful chemicals like antifreeze (which can poison children and...

Breathe Free USA
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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What Parents Need to Know About Teen Vaping and What They Can Do About It
Key Findings: Severe lung injuries have been linked to vitamin E acetate, which is found in vaping devices that deliver...

Breathe Free USA
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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Half of children in homes where marijuana is smoked by parents showed detectable levels of marijuana
In a study among Colorado households where parents used marijuana, 46 percent of the children had detectable levels of the marijuana...

Breathe Free USA
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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One third of children in attached housing showed detectable levels of marijuana
Even in the state of New York where recreational marijuana use is currently illegal, urine tests showed that 34.8% of children who lived...

Breathe Free USA
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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Surgeon General Releases Advisory on Marijuana's Damaging Effects on the Brain
Highlights: "For adolescents, the harm to the brain is serious, real and documented (brain development, deficiency in attention, memory,...

Breathe Free USA
Nov 8, 20201 min read
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Characteristics of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy
Article: Characteristics of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy — Eight States, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2017 The American...

Breathe Free USA
Nov 8, 20201 min read
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Cannabis use in pregnancy linked to greater risk of autism
In the largest study of its kind, Ottawa researchers found that children whose mothers reported using cannabis during pregnancy were at a...

Breathe Free USA
Sep 20, 20201 min read
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Cannabis is most common illicit drug used during pregnancy
Cannabis has become the most commonly used illicit drug used during pregnancy (69% of dispensaries in Colorado recommended cannabis to...

Breathe Free USA
Aug 10, 20201 min read
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New Colorado Data Show Youth Marijuana Use Increasing Since 2017 - press release from SAM
Increase also seen since period when legalization started; youth dabbing quintupled in recent years Press release from Smart Approaches...

Breathe Free USA
Aug 6, 20202 min read
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U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory: Marijuana Use and the Developing Brain
This Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) article discusses use of marijuana during pregnancy and the negative effects on fetus...

Breathe Free USA
Apr 10, 20201 min read
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Indoor pot grows can result in respiratory diseases, carbon monoxide production, and more
This article discusses the health dangers of indoor pot grows and how residents, neighbors, etc. can be exposed. Highlights: "The study...

Breathe Free USA
Apr 10, 20201 min read
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My parents were stoners and that’s why I don’t want marijuana legalised
By an anonymous New Zealand mother, published in The Spinoff. Ready the Spinoff Article

Breathe Free USA
Apr 10, 20201 min read
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