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Home > News Archive > 1999 > No Link Between Miscarriages And Marijuana Use, Study Says
No Link Between Miscarriages And Marijuana Use, Study Says
February 11, 1999 - Boston, MA, USA
Researchers found no link between marijuana use by pregnant mothers and miscarriages, Reuters News Service reported last week. The study did document a strong link between tobacco consumption and miscarriages, and also showed an increased risk of miscarriage by mothers who use cocaine. NORML Board member Dr. John P. Morgan of City University of New York (CUNY) Medical School said it is unlikely marijuana plays a role in spontaneous abortions. "Previous studies of newborns, infants, and children show no consistent physical, developmental, or cognitive deficits related to prenatal marijuana exposure," he said. "Marijuana has no reliable impact on birth size, length of gestation, neurological development, or the occurrence of physical abnormalities." The study appeared in the February 4, 1999 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. For more information, please contact either John P. Morgan @ (212) 650-8255 or Allen St. Pierre of The NORML Foundation @ (202) 483-8751.
updated: Feb 11, 1999
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