Dr Amy Osborne is able to study the effect of cannabis use by pregnant women thanks to funding from the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation. Photo: Geoff Sloan ​The impact of cannabis use among expectant mothers is the focus of ground-breaking research led by a genetics expert at Canterbury University. Funded by the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation, the year-long study aims to determine whether using the drug during pregnancy can lead to health effects already associated with tobacco. “We’re not trying to say ‘cannabis is bad for you or cannabis is good for you’. “What we’re trying to do is understand a little bit more of the impacts it (cannabis use) might be having.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 08, 2021 01:48 UTC