Profits.
With that in mind, a recent study by the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology
found that close to 70% of marijuana dispensaries in Colorado were recommending high-potency THC products to pregnant mothers as a “treatment” for symptoms of morning sickness.
Nearly two-thirds of dispensary workers who recommended marijuana to the expectant mothers did so based on “personal opinion,” and not any level of medical expertise.
Even more disturbing, so-called “medical” dispensaries were more likely to recommend marijuana than retail dispensaries were – 83% and 60% respectively.
As you and I well know, dispensary workers are only licensed to sell to people who have medical cards, most of these dispensaries are not staffed by medical doctors.
Even worse, marijuana use during pregnancy
has been linked to a rare, fatal developmental disorder known as anencephaly. This tragic development prevents parts of the skull from fully forming in the womb and usually results in stillbirth.
Frankly, I am outraged.
We knew that the marijuana industry was willing to go to vast lengths in order to make a profit, but this is going too far.
SAM is working diligently to bring the ugly truths of the harms of marijuana to the forefront of the national discussion, but it is neither easy nor cheap.
Your donation, no matter the size, will go a long way toward providing SAM with the resources necessary to break through the noise and show the marijuana industry for what it really is…the rebirth of Big Tobacco.
In Health,
