State lawmakers will explore tightening the rules for medical marijuana use among children and pregnant or lactating mothers.
The legislative Health and Human Services Interim Committee on Wednesday agreed to take on the issue, following a presentation about the dangers of cannabis for “vulnerable populations.”
Brian Shiozawa, a former state senator and physician at University of Utah Health, referenced a study showing that maternal cannabis use led to a 50% increased likelihood of low birth weight — which comes with greater risk of intensive care admission, neonatal death, cerebral palsy, developmental delay and other conditions.