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In this study, co-exposure was compared to single-drug and drug-free exposures for influences on adult alcohol-seeking and cannabinoid system proteomics.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Pregnant C57BL\/6J mice received ethanol vapor (ALC), CP-55,940 (0.75 mg\/kg; CB), both (ALC+CB), or neither on gestational days 12\u201315. Beginning on Postnatal Day 200, male and female offspring underwent home-cage ethanol drinking (N=108) and operant self-administration, progressive-ratio, extinction, and reinstatement testing (N=96). CNR1 and CNRIP1 protein abundance was quantified in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and dorsomedial striatum (N=57) and compared to within-subject drinking behaviors.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Prenatal CB exposure increased cumulative home-cage ethanol intake, primarily in males. At 40% ethanol under progressive-ratio schedules, ALC+CB males consumed more than all other male groups, whereas all exposed female groups consumed more than controls. ALC+CB males also showed greater extinction responding than all other male groups and greater reinstatement intake relative to baseline than CON and ALC males. ALC+CB increased mPFC CNR1 in males relative to all other groups, whereas CB and ALC+CB reduced mPFC CNR1 in females. Higher mPFC CNR1 was associated with fixed-ratio and 40% progressive-ratio intake, extinction, and reinstatement exclusively in males.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Prenatal co-exposure produced a persistent male phenotype of enhanced ethanol seeking that was distinct from either exposure alone and accompanied by elevated mPFC CNR1. 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