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Only about 10-15 people showed up. I was expecting many more. It was held in the auditorium of a local school. The focus was on long lasting effects of adolescent youth. But really, it was nothing more than an attempt to push voters to vote no in about 4 weeks. Their approach: Talk about the youth. That always hits a soft spot.
It was set to start at 6:30 but they had difficulties with their system and their power point didn't start until 7 or so.
One of my professors was there, so I knew I didn't want to speak my mind. Bummer.
One of the speakers was Ben Cort from SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana). They say they are against legalizing but do not believe in incarceration. That said, all I've ever heard from them is anti-legalization propaganda. Kevin Sabet and Patrick Kennedy Jr are two notable members.
With Issue 3 coming to Ohio in November, these people want to make an impression.
The opening speaker was a lady that has a PhD. Not sure of her name. She had a picture of a fetus (a drawing) and said that a child she knew of was born with mixed genitals, and said that the mother's marijuana use "affected that."
I just couldn't stomach anymore and had to leave. I only made it through five minutes.
There isn't a single study that supports Cannabis use may increase the risk of "mixed genitals", whatever that means. Many studies in fact suggest that babies are born healthier if the mother uses Cannabis.
I've read instances where Cannabis had saved women with horrific morning sickness, and they swear that if it wasn't for this plant, the fetus wouldn't have made it.
Huge studies lasting for years have indicated not a single risk of birth defect, but instead a higher rate of survival in cases where Cannabis only was used by the mother.
People think automatically that since it's a drug, it can't be good for a pregnant woman to ingest. Yet, women can consume aspirin and other pharmaceutical drugs with little or no worry. Just because it's a drug (it's actually just an herb) means nothing.
It was interesting to witness the dumbing down of citizens first hand. It's no wonder the public is very uninformed. These "experts" come to town with outrageous claims and people accept it as truth, when it is actually the complete opposite.
It's a shame that the truth can sometimes be so hard to find.
I firmly believe the cost of these peoples' efforts is human lives. How in the world is she going to tell me that marijuana caused some infant "that she knows of" to have mixed genitals? Are you kidding me?
https://norml.org/about/item/breathe-push-puff-pot-use-and-pregnancy-a-review-of-the-literature
https://thejointblog.com/reminder-mothers-marijuana-use-appears-to-drastically-reduce-infant-mortality/
https://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/medical/can-babies.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11843371
Sorry about all the links. Just wanted to back what I am saying.
The Nat'l Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is very vague on this. This is because there's nothing out there to prove that it's harmful. If you were to read the below article and click on any of the studies, they really tell us almost nothing. It's mostly speculation and "further research needs to be done."
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/can-marijuana-use-during-pregnancy-harm-baby
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