"As a federally-funded researcher, I'm extremely limited in how I can study cannabis," said Margaret Haney, director of the cannabis research laboratory at Columbia.
Meg Haney, professor of neurobiology (in psychiatry) at Columbia, discusses the effects, risks, and potential benefits of cannabis and what she told her own sons about drug use.
As more states legalize cannabis for medical or recreational purposes its use during pregnancy is increasing, along with the potential for abuse or dependence.
It might be that people prone to suicide turn to marijuana as a potential form of relief, rather than pot spurring them to suicidal thought and action, says Dr. Elie Aoun.
“If a study conducted ten years ago suggested that cannabis was safe, how does one extrapolate those findings for today’s teen?” writes Dr. Ardesheer Talati.