During the midterm elections earlier this month, Missouri and Maryland joined an ever-growing list of states legalizingcannabis.

It’s why despite some states not legalizing recreational use,all allowmedical marijuana as a cancer treatment.

She isn’t alone, either.

woman sitting on the ground in between a basket and a branch of leaves holding onto her pregnant stomach and an ultrasound

Research shows over the past two decades, cannabis use has beensteadily increasingdespite theproven risksassociated with use.

But doctors don’t believe the risks outweigh the benefits.

For Tara, however, the side effects included extreme anxiety, depression, and food aversion.

woman eating candy in the shape of a cannabis plant

The dangers pregnant people face for using marijuana aren’t just medical, either.

uncomfortable pregnant woman laying on a couch