![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-mum-shamed-for-smoking-weed-pregnant-im-sick-otherwise-but-trolls-slam-me/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/smokemum.jpg&description=SMOKING GUN Published : 14:42, 11 Sep 2023 Updated : 14:42, 11 Sep 2023 A YOUNG mum has hit back at trolls who criticise her for smoking marijuana while pregnant. Clarissa Morales, 21, has defended her controversial decision to smoke through both of her pregnancies , claiming it is keeping her and her unborn baby alive despite there being many dangers of doing so. 4 Clarissa with her eldest daughter, who weighed just 5lbs10oz at birth Credit: Caters 4 The mum reveals cannabis kept nausea 'at bay' Credit: Caters 4 Clarissa has been slammed and taken off social media for sharing her thoughts on smoking cannabis while pregnant Credit: Caters The full-time mum explained that she was prescribed medicinal cannabis by her healthcare provider before falling pregnant to treat her mental health problems and pain from an existing back fracture. Clarissa revealed that she stopped smoking for three weeks with her first child , now 13 months old, but soon started again as she claims it was the only thing keeping her nausea at bay. The mum, who lives in New Jersey, USA , explained: "I was initially prescribed prior to pregnancy for my mental health and my back fracture pain. "I used it and I was like, 'Wow, my head's like finally clear for the first time and my back isn't killing me anymore!' "I initially stopped with my first pregnancy. I stopped for around three weeks. But my mental health soon deteriorated - it got really bad. "With my morning sickness, I was throwing up all the time and it included blood. I was tearing up my oesophagus. Cannabis was the only thing that kept the nausea at bay. "I also looked at various studies like neurodevelopmental outcomes after prenatal marijuana exposure. "I tried every other method possible to treat my ailments, but none of them worked." 4 Doctors have warned against the serious health risks smoking cannabis while pregnant can cause Credit: Caters Risks of smoking cannabis during pregnancy The NHS states smoking cannabis during a pregnanc){kind=link}
A YOUNG mum has hit back at trolls who criticise her for smoking marijuana while pregnant.
Clarissa Morales, 21, has defended her controversial decision to smoke through both of her pregnancies, claiming it is keeping her and her unborn baby alive despite there being many dangers of doing so.
The full-time mum explained that she was prescribed medicinal cannabis by her healthcare provider before falling pregnant to treat her mental health problems and pain from an existing back fracture.
Clarissa revealed that she stopped smoking for three weeks with her first child, now 13 months old, but soon started again as she claims it was the only thing keeping her nausea at bay.
The mum, who lives in New Jersey, USA, explained: “I was initially prescribed prior to pregnancy for my mental health and my back fracture pain.