I smoked pot during my pregnancies and have always believed it was one of the factors that contributed to having two very healthy children. But...both my children were born with chromosome abnormalities. One has Down Syndrome and the other has a rare genetic deletion called Smith-Magenis syndrome. Of course I would have had these children with or without cannabis. I have always believed that smoking cannabis (occasionally)while pregnant enhanced their health and mental abilities. My two children do not fit the norm for their syndromes and continue to amaze everyone they meet with their physical strength, coordination and alertness. No, they are not medical oddities, super athletes or math whizzes, just exceptionally healthy. And, yes they are still considered disabled although that term would need to be re-defined since my children are truly abled in so many ways. We so need to change the perception of this remarkable plant and yank it out of the "Cheech and Chong" image. It is called TaiMa in Chinese medicine, which means THE GREAT MOTHER! Is there anything more to say once that fact is known?
Mahalo Dr. Dreher for the work you are doing to change the image of this all purpose plant.
Submitted by Hokulani () on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 19:04.
Marijuana in pregnancy
I smoked pot during my pregnancies and have always believed it was one of the factors that contributed to having two very healthy children. But...both my children were born with chromosome abnormalities. One has Down Syndrome and the other has a rare genetic deletion called Smith-Magenis syndrome. Of course I would have had these children with or without cannabis. I have always believed that smoking cannabis (occasionally)while pregnant enhanced their health and mental abilities. My two children do not fit the norm for their syndromes and continue to amaze everyone they meet with their physical strength, coordination and alertness. No, they are not medical oddities, super athletes or math whizzes, just exceptionally healthy. And, yes they are still considered disabled although that term would need to be re-defined since my children are truly abled in so many ways. We so need to change the perception of this remarkable plant and yank it out of the "Cheech and Chong" image. It is called TaiMa in Chinese medicine, which means THE GREAT MOTHER! Is there anything more to say once that fact is known?
Mahalo Dr. Dreher for the work you are doing to change the image of this all purpose plant.