Hello everyone - I am preparing an inservice for our PHN's on breastfeeding and marijuana use. For references, I have looked at Jack Newman's website and he has as follows: "Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug among nursing women. The use of marijuana can decrease the mother's milk supply, and in large doses can produce sedation and growth delays. The active ingredient in marijuana (THC) is concentrated in human milk, but many studies have shown no differences in outcomes on mental or motor development or growth patterns. Because there have been no reports of infant health problems solely due to use of marijuana during lactation, the current recommendation is for mothers who smoke marijuana to continue to breastfeed, but to cut down on the amount smoked and to not expose the infant to second-hand smoke since that increases his exposure to the drug." Dr. Hale's book lists marijuana as an L5 drug and it is contraindicated for breastfeeding. How would you address the issue with this conflicting information? Another question I am sure will come up is: how long should a mother wait to breastfeed if she has used marijuana? Thank you in advance, Tina Lavy, MS, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html