We have good news for pregnant women who want to jeopardize the health and safety of their unborn fetuses!
Late last week, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that prohibits overzealous, anti-marijuana DAs from charging (most) women for child neglect if their newborn infants test positive for marijuana.
The gist is that Oklahoma statutes give DAs the power to charge women if their babies test positive for “controlled dangerous substances” and “illegal drugs.” However, since marijuana is a “medicine” that can be legally purchased with a medical card, and doesn’t fall into either of those categories, it’s fine.