Aaron W Murnan, Sarah A Keim, Keith Owen Yeates, Kelly M Boone, Kelly W Sheppard, Mark A Klebanoff
Prenatal marijuana exposure (PME) negatively impacts child development and behavior; however, few studies have examined these associations at early ages among children exposed to today's highly potent marijuana. Using a prospective prenatal cohort (Columbus, Ohio, USA), PME was determined from maternal self-report, medical chart abstraction, and urine toxicology from prenatal visits and delivery. At age 3.5 years, 63 offspring children completed tasks assessing executive function (EF), visual spatial ability, emotion regulation, and aggressive behavior...
November 2021: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology