Previous studies show exposure to Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the main psychoactive component in cannabis — while in utero can lead to lower birth weight and potential heart complications in newborn animal offspring. For the first time, researchers from Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry have found a potential way to prevent those effects.
A recent study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to uncover a potential intervention to remedy the decline in birth weight and compromised heart health in offspring due to THC exposure in utero. The study was led by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry researchers Dan Hardy and Kendrick Lee.