Does secondhand marijuana smoke affect a baby?

Answer 1

yes. marijuana has far less harmful chemicals but up to 5 times as much tar as tobacco. ---------------------------

Marijuana has recently (June, 2009) been added to the Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to the state of Calfornia to cause cancer. Second-hand marijuana smoke contains 50% to 70% more harmful chemicals than tobacco smoke. See http://oehha.ca.gov/Prop65/docs_state/mjcrnr061909.html

Children can be affected differently than adults. While large doses of THC act as a CNS depressant, lower levels of THC can act as a stimulant, so kids can go around talking incessantly when exposed to a parent's smoke. Teenagers' mood swings can get worse, and some kids become forgetful, angry, or violent after having been in a smoke-filled party room.

Answer 2

Yes, secondhand smoke of any kind is harmful to children. You should not be smoking marijuana or cigarettes for that matter in the presence of children, or even at all; it shows horrible responsibility and lack of caring/respect. If you smoke marijuana in front of children they are going to get the effects of the marijuana as well.

Answer 3

No. Although it's best to avoid carcinogens, the chemicals produced by lighting things on fire, marijuana has never been shown to effect pregnancy negatively.

A study done in Jamaica even suggests that women who consumed marijuana while pregnant gave birth to children with higher IQ's than those who didn't. This is not permitted in the United States however.

Answer 4

No. Maybe if you were directly smoking it, it could have an effect on an unborn fetus, but I don't think any research has been done about the effects of cannabis on a developing fetus.

Answer 5

It will kill em.

Answer 6

no

Answer 7

yes