Pregnant Women

Drug Criminalization Promotes Stigma And Overdoses Among Pregnant Women, Cautions Federal Health Official

According to Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), treating addiction as a criminal matter is ineffective and should instead be viewed as a public health issue.

Dilemma Between Pregnant Women Who Need Medical Marijuana And Child Protective Services

In Michigan, where medical and adult-use marijuana has been legal since 2008 and 2018, respectively pregnant women who consume cannabis to treat their illnesses are still in trouble.