Liberalising cannabis legislation in South Africa: cautions to include breastfeeding mothers

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  • P Petersen Williams Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i11.16684

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breastfeeding

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Petersen Williams P, Washio Y, Myers B, et al. Cannabis use and breastfeeding: Do we know enough? S Afr J Psychol 201950(1):7-10. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0081246319893934

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2022-11-01

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Petersen Williams P. Liberalising cannabis legislation in South Africa: cautions to include breastfeeding mothers. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2022 Nov. 1 [cited 2025 Feb. 19];112(11):839. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/394