Marijuana and Pregnancy: Dispensary Warning Sign Bill One Step Closer to Law

A bill that would require dispensaries to post signs warning women not to smoke marijuana when they're pregnant won preliminary approval from the Colorado House yesterday.

The measure, House Bill 15-1298, appears below in its entirety.

We've also included a Colorado Public Health and Environment report from earlier this year devoted almost entirely to negative impacts from pot use.

Surprisingly, the CDPHE report's section on marijuana concedes that research is lacking when it comes to pinning down the effects of cannabis consumption during pregnancy — and this same tone is struck by a 2013 American Academy of Pediatrics report shared here as well.

In addition, some legislators have questioned whether the legislation contradicts the concept of treating marijuana like alcohol, since liquor stores aren't required to post warning signs about pregnancy dangers even though the risks of alcohol use during this stage are very...

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