Oklahoma court split on whether smoking marijuana while pregnant is child neglect

Published July 30, 2024 3:51pm ET



The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that pregnant mothers cannot be charged with child neglect if they use medical marijuana. However, two judges dissented from the July 18 decision.

The ruling followed the controversial arrest of Amanda Aguilar, 35, and concluded that prosecutors had no basis to charge the mother of five with child neglect for lawfully using medical marijuana while pregnant.

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