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Does Giving Marijuana To The 14 Month Old Baby Has Any Side Effects?

We just found out the biodad is giving our 14 mo old baby marijuana. We have a follicle test and it s come back positive for ingesting pot. Wa state says its legal now and we are concerned about effects on the baby. We are now waiting for results from blood draw. We would like to know what we should watch for in long term results. Are there any statistics on marijuana and ingesting pot, not second hand, for a baby?
Mon, 25 Apr 2016
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Well, social services is going to have quite a lot to say about it. The legal issues of it are enormous. THen, it's a really bad idea. There is some data that it definitely causes some brain damage in teens with slightly developing brains. Nobody has any idea how very much worse this would be in someone whose brain is really growing.
Bad. Really bad. We don't know how bad. The effects are not immediately fatal or immediate seizures, they are just IQ and learning problems later.
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Does Giving Marijuana To The 14 Month Old Baby Has Any Side Effects?

Well, social services is going to have quite a lot to say about it. The legal issues of it are enormous. THen, it s a really bad idea. There is some data that it definitely causes some brain damage in teens with slightly developing brains. Nobody has any idea how very much worse this would be in someone whose brain is really growing. Bad. Really bad. We don t know how bad. The effects are not immediately fatal or immediate seizures, they are just IQ and learning problems later.