Chemicals in marijuana may affect women’s fertility

A new study offers some of the first hints at how THC affects female fertility

A person holding marijuana on a white paper.

THC, the main psychoactive chemical in marijuana, may help eggs become ready for fertilization. But this could come at the cost of more eggs with the wrong number of chromosomes.

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When Canada legalized cannabis in 2018, its effects on human health were all over the news.