EP 27: Part 2 - The Most Recent and Conclusive Research on Cannabis During Pregnancy with Neuroscientist Andrew Scheyer

Last week we talked with Andrew Scheyer, a Neuroscientist that studies the effects of cannabis use during pregnancy. This week we continue to talk about CBD, Cannabis Research, Cannabis use during Pre-Pregnancy, and a look into the future of cannabis medicine.

 

Read the episode and find links in the blog post here >>>

 

To Recap Last Week:

The studies have looked at 800+ people and have studied pregnant mothers and children in some cases through adulthood. In looking at collected data since 2002 - today, we have learned a couple of things:

• Cannabis Use in Pregnant Women is Rising
• Cannabis use during pregnancy can cause deficits to social learning as well as the way in which we learn (Temporal Order Learning)
• Cannabis Use during pregnancy can cause children more likely to exhibit symptoms of social disruption
• Molds and microtoxins are very common in cannabis flower and it is hard to know what you are consuming
• CBD is not without risk to pregnant women, although the research is difficult
• CBD potentially has some really great uses like treating epilepsy and addiction - but Andrew would not recommend taking it during pregnancy