I commend everyone, again, to look over the wealth of public health
resources available for Colorado's Dept of Public Health and Environment,
regarding marijuana use or exposure:
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/marijuana-clinical-guidelines
Public health messages cover:
the impact of the smoke-part of marijauna;
the impact of THC part of marijuana, which stays in breastmilk and fat for
a long time;
the don't-be-an-impaired-parent part of marijuana;
the safe storage of marijuana, to avoid accidentail ingestion by toddlers;
See the "Fact sheets for patients," written in several langauges, and "For
discussions with parents or guardians of children or adolescents ages 0-20."
This is *not* shame-and-blame public messaging. This is thoughtful
resource and information-sharing for healthcare providers, to help their
patients/clients who use marijuana, or are around marijuana users.
I am hugely impressed with the thoughtful, thorough, cross-disciplinary
approach taken by CODPHE. They have given healthcare providers materials,
based on evaluated evidence, to permit one-on-one discussions of risk and
benefit with users of marijuana ... all with an eye toward *informed
decision-making.* That is as it should be.
--
Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA
Wyndmoor, PA, USA
Secretary, U. S. Breastfeeding Cmte (2014-16)
Director, Human Milk Banking Assn of North America (2015-18)
"IBCLCs empower women and save babies' lives!"-Ursuline Singleton
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