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> What societal harm is there? Brain damage in young adults. > "Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife" http://m

• citrablue 8y ago
  Mobile site doesn't load on desktop, try [0] if you're on desktop. Addressing this study, it was a N=1038, cohort study that seems to only have adjusted for education. Further, there's a link on your cited article to [1], which is a response that suggests that the determining factor may have been personality, rather than cannabis use. There are other studies that indicate a similar conclusion, but I'm not clear how it's any different than any of a dozen socially accepted factors. The developing brain is very fragile. Playing football, or not getting enough exercise, can do similar damage. [0] http://www.pnas.org/content/109/40/E2657.full http://www.pnas.org/content/109/40/E2657.full [1] http://www.pnas.org/content/110/11/E979 http://www.pnas.org/content/110/11/E979