NOW THAT COLORADO HAS LEGALIZE MARIJUANA FOR RECREATIONAL USE, IT
TURNS OUT MORE BABIES ARE ALLEGEDLY BEING BORN WITH THC IN THEIR SYSTEM.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A HUGE WARNING BEFORE WE CONTINUE, APPARENTLY THERE
IS A PUEBLO HOSPITAL THAT IS
REPORTING ñ THIS HOSPITAL IS FIGHTING TO GET RID OF RECREATIONAL
POT IN THEIR AREA.
I DON'T BELIEVE THEM.
THIS BRINGS UP A LARGER
DISCUSSION ABOUT WHY ARE PEOPLE DRUG TESTING BABIES.
I FEEL LIKE IT IS
ASSUMING THESE MOTHERS ARE DRUGGIES.
THERE IS SOMETHING WEIRD ABOUT IT.
ALSO, SHOULD A WOMAN LOSE HER CHILD TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IF THE
BABY HAS THC IN HIS OR HER SYSTEM?
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY
STUDIES ON THE IMPACT OF THC ON THE FETUS.
RESEARCHERS ARE RELUCTANT TO
DO THOSE STUDIES ON PREGNANT WOMEN.
ALSO, THE GOVERNMENT HAS MARIJUANA AS A SCHEDULE ONE SUBSTANCE, SO YOU
CAN'T DO RESEARCH ON IT.
IF THE PUEBLO HOSPITAL WAS RIGHT, AND HALF
OF THE BABIES HAD THC IN THEIR SYSTEM, THAT MEANS THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE LOVE POT.
IF HALF THE MOTHERS WERE ON ANYTHING WHEN THEY CAME IN,
THAT WOULD TELL YOU THAT IS INCREDIBLY COMMON.
ARE WE GOING TO
MAKE SOMETHING ILLEGAL THAT HALF THE COMMUNITY IS TAKING?
YOU ARE GOING
TO MAKE THAT ILLEGAL?
I THINK EVEN THE PROPAGANDA IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE
TO THEIR OWN CAUSE.
SECOND OF ALL, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS HARMFUL TO
BABIES, WE HAVE NEVER STUDIED IT.
I BELIEVE IN THIS CRAZY THING CALLED
SCIENCE.
REMEMBER THAT FOR AS LONG AS ANYONE COULD REMEMBER WOMEN WERE
DRINKING AND SMOKING DURING THEIR
PREGNANCY.
WE DIDN'T LOCK UP EVERY WOMAN IN THE COUNTRY WHEN ALMOST
EVERYONE SMOKE OR DRINK DURING THEIR PREGNANCY.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT IS
THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
I'M NOT SAYING THERE WASN'T ANY PROBLEMS
DURING THAT ENTIRE GENERATION.
REMEMBER THERE USED TO BE TREMENDOUS
CRIME RATES, THOSE HAVE CALMED DOWN
NOW.
MAYBE TAKING CARE OF A FETUS BETTER MIGHT HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT?
YES, EDUCATION IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
BUT LET'S STUDY IT, AND NOT TRUST
SOME RANDOM HOSPITAL.
DON'T PANIC, BUT UNTIL WE HAVE THE STUDIES I WOULD ALSO BE
CAREFUL ABOUT SMOKING POT WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT.
I AM NOT AN ADVOCATE OF THAT.
I THINK IT'S A BAD IDEA ESPECIALLY
BECAUSE THE SCIENCE IS STILL OUT.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE
ON YOUR BABY.
BE CAUTIOUS AND AVOID
DOING THAT ALTOGETHER.
WITH THAT SAID, I THINK THIS RAISES A REALLY
BIG PROBLEM THAT YOU ARE SEEING IN MANY RED STATES.
COLORADO, AS FAR AS
I KNOW, DOESN'T HAVE THIS TYPE OF
LAW.
BUT OTHER STATES LIKE MISSISSIPPI HAVE THINGS LIKE FETAL
HARM LAWS.
WHAT THEY WILL DO AS THEY WILL DRUG TEST THE BABY OR THE FETUS
TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER OR NOT SHE HAS ANY DRUG IN HER SYSTEM.
THEY WILL
ALSO LOOK THROUGH HER RECORDS AND
SEE IF SHE HAD ANY SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES IN THE PAST THE.
IF HER BABY
IS BORN WITH ANY ISSUE, EVEN IF IT
IS NOT RELATED TO THE DRUGS SHE TOOK MONTHS AGO, YEARS AGO, WHATEVER,
THEY WILL PROSECUTE HER FOR MURDER.
THAT IS A REALLY BIG PROBLEM IN THE
COUNTRY.
I GET VERY WARY OF THE STORIES WHERE THEY SAY THESE BABIES
ARE BORN WITH THC IN THEIR SYSTEM.
I THINK IT STARTS TO INCH CLOSER TO
CRIMINALIZING WOMEN WHO MIGHT HAVE
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES.
[VIDEO BUFFERING] REMEMBER, IF SOMEONE HAS
A SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUE IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE A BAD PERSON, IT JUST
MEANS SHE NEEDS HELP.
BUT IF YOU HAVE THOSE LAWS OUT THERE, IT WILL
DETER THEM FROM SEEKING HELP IF THEY
ARE PREGNANT.
AND THAT IS A BAD IDEA FOR EVERYONE.
LET'S TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO
HELP THEY NEED INSTEAD OF GOING ON
THE WARPATH.
THE ANSWER IS EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A NAIL IF
EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A HAMMER.
JUST
CALM DOWN.