04/17/2026
Tune in to CNN at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 19 to see School of Medicine Associate Professor Hilary Marusak, PhD and Biyyiah Strickland, MSN, RN, PAHM, PhD, a College of Nursing student, who speak with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, for CNN’s W**d 8: Women and W**d.
We are incredibly proud to see Biyyiah Strickland, MSN, RN, PAHM, PhD student in the Wayne State University College of Nursing, featured in a national conversation on women’s health, maternal health and nursing research.
Strickland joined Hilary Marusak, PhD, of the Wayne State University School of Medicine, in an interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, for CNN’s W**d 8: Women and W**d, premiering Sunday, April 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CNN.
In CNN’s first report on cannabis use during pregnancy, the episode explores the experiences of mothers who use cannabis and what emerging research says about disparities in use and maternal, neonatal and childhood or adolescent outcomes.
Filmed at the THINK Lab in Wayne State’s School of Medicine, Strickland discussed her dissertation work through the CannaMama Study, which examines rates of cannabis and CBD use during pregnancy, perceptions of risk and links to maternal mental health, stress and obstetric outcomes among pregnant or recently pregnant Detroit-area people.
Read more: https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2026/04/13/dr-sanjay-gupta-reports-weed-8-women-and-weed/
