No Link Found Between Prenatal Cannabis Use And Early Childhood Disorders

Two large studies looked for developmental disorders and autism in children of mothers who used cannabis in early pregnancy. New analyses of maternal cannabis use during early pregnancy find no evidence of increased risk of early developmental delays up to age 5 or of autism spectrum disorder. The studies were published in JAMA Network Open. “Our study on developmental delays is the first to examine clinical diagnoses of speech and language disorders, motor delays, and…