New research shows heavy marijuana use significantly impairs brain function — particularly working memory.
Medical experts have found repeatedly that marijuana is linked to psychological and cognitive problems. Researchers writing recently in JAMA Network Open examined brain imagining from more than 1,000 young adults ages 22-36.
This study examined the ways recent marijuana use and heavy marijuana use affect brain activity during cognitive tasks.
Overall, marijuana users showed reduced activity in areas of the brain linked to memory, attention, and decision-making.
From heart disease and stroke to respiratory problems and mental illness, marijuana has been found time and time again to pose health hazards.
Fortunately, Arkansas has resisted efforts to legalize recreational marijuana.
All of this simply underscores what we have said for years: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.
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