Cannabis Use during Pregnancy Affects Social Behavior of Male Offspring

Taking cannabis during pregnancy causes behavioral and neuronal deficits in male, but not female offspring, according to the results of a new study by researchers in France, Italy, and the U.S. The study, in rats, showed that male offspring exposed to cannabinoids taken by the mother during pregnancy were less sociable and spent less time interacting with their peers than control animals. Female offspring weren't affected. The study further suggested how the adverse effects in male rats could be