On November 16, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced that it would promote regulations requiring a warning to be written on medical and recreational marijuana products and posted wherever they are sold. A proposed warning label is: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breastfeeding poses potential harms. The decision was made based on studies that suggested that marijuana use may be associated with low birth weight, premature birth, and behavior problems in young children. Opponents of such warning labels counter that evidence of harm is weak; however, while proponents agree...
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