PULLMAN, Wash., Oct. 15 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:
PULLMAN, Wash. - Infants whose mothers smoked cannabis while breastfeeding showed the presence of volatile organic compounds in their urine, a recent study shows.
The study, conducted at Washington State University and published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, is the first to investigate whether infants breastfed by women using cannabis show evidence of exposure to VOCs, which are chemicals found in many products that evaporate easily and may have harmful effects on human health.
This is the latest publication on cannabis use during lactation and human milk composition by the research team led by Courtney Me...