ITALY, March 25, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The BBC reports today that Italian researchers have warned that exposure to cannabis in the womb might cause learning difficulties and hyperactivity.
A team at the University of Cagliari injected a group of pregnant rats with a quantity of cannabinoid equivalent to a low to moderate daily dose of cannabis in humans, and compared the offspring to those of rats who had not been injected with the drug. They found that the offspring of the injected rats were significantly more hyperactive in infancy, and scored lower on learning tests throughout their lives. It is thought that exposure to cannabis in the womb disrupts the transmission of nerve impulses between brain cells.
See the BBC report https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2871901.stm With files from SPUC https://www.spuc.org.uk/news/