Should You Smoke Weed When You’re Pregnant? – Refinery29

“For the mother, the main risks are the same as for any person that smokes cannabis,” Barbosa-Leiker told Refinery29. Some examples are “cognitive issues, respiratory issues, the risk of developing a cannabis use disorder, experiencing negative withdrawal symptoms when cannabis  is not in the body.” Right now, during the coronavirus pandemic, smoking marijuana has other risks — namely, increased odds of developing severe symptoms of the disease, if you get it.