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Cannabis use in pregnancy is common, but the reasons that some pregnant people continue use are unclear.

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of cannabis use disorder and medicinal cannabis use among pregnant people who test positive for cannabis use at the time of delivery at a single institution.

A standardized questionnaire was administered to postpartum people who tested positive for cannabis use by urine toxicology at the time of admission to the obstetrical care unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The questionnaire included questions modeled after the National Survey on Drug Use and Health's assessment of cannabis use disorder. The questionnaire also asked the respondent to indicate which symptoms, if any, they used cannabis to treat and whether cannabis had been recommended by a physician.

Of 46 study respondents …