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Inhaling any burnt organic matter is known to be bad for peoples health. Theres a mechanistic explanation for it too: smoking causes incomplete combustion of or

Inhaling any burnt organic matter is known to be bad for peoples health. Theres a mechanistic explanation for it too: smoking causes incomplete combustion of organic matter creating a soup of volatile organics and slew of carbon particulates, many with activated surfaces. CO, formaldehyde, CN, etc. even CO2 which is toxic at high concentrations (its not merely an asphyxiant like it is for a fire). Smoke is bad. Full stop. exposure to smoke, cigarettes, diesel fumes, interstate, etc while pregnant is harmful to the baby. This has been known for decades. So the answer should have been: "we don't know the effects specifically of pot on pregnancy, but we know smoking is bad while pregnant. So, while we don't know about pot-cookies, joints are bad."

tedivm 4y ago
Pretty much everyone I know who uses cannabis vaporizes these days, so no burning involved. That said these sketchy vape cartridges are pretty scary at times and I'd love to see that regulated and tested like tobacco products are. Regardless of how it's ingested though I imagine that once it gets into the bloodstream it's getting into the fetus, and I'd absolutely want a bunch of high quality peer reviewed studies saying that it's safe before I'd be willing to indulge while pregnant (not that it's an option for me, testicles and all).
Dylan16807 4y ago
> So the answer should have been: "we don't know the effects specifically of pot on pregnancy, but we know smoking is bad while pregnant. So, while we don't know about pot-cookies, joints are bad." No it should not have been. You removed all warning outside of smoking, and that's reckless.
- sbaiddn 4y ago
  My point was to highlight that even the most pro-pot advocate cannot deny the harm of smoke. Of course marijuana is dumb during pregnancy - we don't even let women eat brie for the remote chance it might cause food poisoning

tedivm 4y ago

Pretty much everyone I know who uses cannabis vaporizes these days, so no burning involved. That said these sketchy vape cartridges are pretty scary at times and I'd love to see that regulated and tested like tobacco products are. Regardless of how it's ingested though I imagine that once it gets into the bloodstream it's getting into the fetus, and I'd absolutely want a bunch of high quality peer reviewed studies saying that it's safe before I'd be willing to indulge while pregnant (not that it's an option for me, testicles and all).

Dylan16807 4y ago

> So the answer should have been: "we don't know the effects specifically of pot on pregnancy, but we know smoking is bad while pregnant. So, while we don't know about pot-cookies, joints are bad." No it should not have been. You removed all warning outside of smoking, and that's reckless.

sbaiddn 4y ago
My point was to highlight that even the most pro-pot advocate cannot deny the harm of smoke. Of course marijuana is dumb during pregnancy - we don't even let women eat brie for the remote chance it might cause food poisoning