Shouldn't they be worried about the marijuana's effect on his sperm?

Weed can possibly slower sperm, but cause birth defects? Ludicrous.

No it doesn't cause birth defects. Funny, some of the smartest kids I've known have come from stoner parents.

WWBBD?
(What Would Brian Boitano Do?)

Dude, you've obviously never smoked pot.

Funny how often people label stoners as stupid people who kill their brain cells. The people that say that are usually very uneducated themselves on the effects of marijuana and sound extremely stupid.

Think for yourself, question authority.

I believe that it is proven that marijuana does absolutely nothing to sperm count or mental and motoric developement on children.

Of course you can askew this by submerging sperms in a solution of pure THC in which case they will die just as fast as they would being outside of one's body.


-Harm comes from excess!

And a child raised by heavy drug users is going to have problems, just as children raised by overly religious people or other fanatics/kooks.

Personally I don't see fictional Ben Stone as a harmful influence on anything! :D

"Tell that to Snoop's kids"
-Kumar

Yes, they should, but I got the impression that Ben wasn't going to smoke any more (at least not near the baby, or as much). Allison should watch out for the energy drinks her sister loves! Caffeine is bad for kids--makes them hyper and can mess with their hearts. But these two parent (despite reading "The Baby Books" are both pretty uninformed!

She deserves her revenge, and we deserve to die.

These people here responding have no idea what they're talking about... and "being a bit slow" is the least of the things you might expect.

There is some evidence that women who use marijuana during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to babies with lower birth weight, delayed commencement of breathing, an increase in features similar to those found in foetal alcohol syndrome, exaggerated startle response, tremors, poorer eye-sight, poorer ability to adapt to new aspects of the environment, and a "hole in the heart" (ventricular septal defect).

Preliminary research suggests that fathers’ marijuana use in the year prior to their children’s birth is associated with an increased risk of rhabdomyosarcoma in their children, and that fathers’ marijuana use during conception, pregnancy or postnatally is associated with an increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in their infants. Furthermore, some research suggests that children of fathers who experience marijuana dependence at least at some point in their lifetimes are more likely to experience negative outcomes during childhood, such as poor attachment relationships with their caregivers and psychosocial impairments, including depression and conduct problems.

http://adai.uw.edu/marijuana/factsheets/reproduction.htm

So much disinformation in this thread it's baffling.

You know there's something called google out here on the internet, where if you bothered using it to look this up, you would debunk that ludicrous claim in less than 3 minutes.