According to National Advocates for Pregnant Women, Etowah county in Alabama has jailed 150 pregnant women in recent years, 12 of whom remain there. Unlike most drug offences where people have the option to post bail and be released, pregnant women are, instead, taken into state custody for the fetus’s protection. A pregnant woman in Alabama was kept in jail for three months after officials learned that she had smoked cannabis and, reportedly, she’s not the only one. Advocates say she is not the only pregnant woman incarcerated. Marijuana Use While Pregnant Might Result In Children With This Disorder Canadian cannabis giant Tilray offers U.S. workers coverage for abortion-related costs Want to get medicinal marijuana in Alabama?
A pregnant woman in Alabama was kept in jail for three months after officials learned that she had smoked cannabis and, reportedly, she’s not the only one.
On May 25, the 23-year-old woman was pulled over for a routine traffic stop when officers noticed a small amount of marijuana in her car. When she admitted that she had smoked weed two days earlier, the same day she found out she was pregnant, it has been reported that police threw her in jail.
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