An increase in cannabis use is inevitable, and the spread of its legalization will probably result in increasing use during pregnancy. A study from Canada uses real-world data to quantify the cognitive effects on offspring of in utero cannabis exposure.
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Bérard, A. The importance of generating more data on cannabis use in pregnancy. Nat Med 26, 1515–1516 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-1091-1
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