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Is Weed Quietly Crushing Fertility?

In a country with dangerously declining birthrates, we should use caution before fast-tracking another impediment to fertility.
Is Weed Quietly Crushing Fertility?
A man holds a marijuana joint in Vancouver in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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It’s hard to stroll through most great American cities these days without getting smacked in the face with a waft of marijuana. From New York City to Los Angeles, the scent permeates the air, assaulting the nostrils of Americans, adults and children alike. And while few parents would willingly expose their children to “Mary Jane,” it seems they are oblivious to the toll it may have on their own reproductive capacities. 
Scott Yenor is a Washington Fellow of the Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life.