September 24, 2014
Blurb
When Jane West and her friends get together, the laughter rolls, trays of food and stories are passed around. But instead of splitting bottles of wine, these women like to unwind with artisanal marijuana...
But there are a lot of unknowns about the effects of pot use, a problem Dr. Margaret Haney of Columbia University’s marijuana research laboratory is trying to solve.
"Memory is one of the primary cognitive consequences of smoking marijuana... [loss of] short term memory and that lasts for a couple weeks if you're a heavy pot smoker," Haney said.
Haney agreed that marijuana does carry a heavy stigma for parents who use because it is an illegal substance in most states, but that could change with time.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/pot-smoking-moms-unapologetic-high...
But there are a lot of unknowns about the effects of pot use, a problem Dr. Margaret Haney of Columbia University’s marijuana research laboratory is trying to solve.
"Memory is one of the primary cognitive consequences of smoking marijuana... [loss of] short term memory and that lasts for a couple weeks if you're a heavy pot smoker," Haney said.
Haney agreed that marijuana does carry a heavy stigma for parents who use because it is an illegal substance in most states, but that could change with time.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/pot-smoking-moms-unapologetic-high...