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What is the point to have better cognition if you can't remember anything? Anecodtal evidence I know but all the long term daily cannabis user I know seem to h

What is the point to have better cognition if you can't remember anything? Anecodtal evidence I know but all the long term daily cannabis user I know seem to have memory issues.

littlecranky67 9mo ago
Question is if their memories just decide to remember different things they deem more important.
emsign 9mo ago
> if you can't remember anything? You didn't read the article but instead rely on your bias alone. Life long moderate cannabis use improves memory function. That's the main takeaway from the research.
- 4gotunameagain 9mo ago
  We all know that there is no way this is true though, let's be honest :)
- aurareturn 9mo ago
  Life long moderate cannabis use improves memory function. That's the main takeaway from the research. It took me years to get back my memory ability after quitting moderate use.
  - jstanley 9mo ago
    Having memory issues after quitting cannabis is not inconsistent with having good memory while using cannabis.
    - aurareturn 9mo ago
      People have better memory while using cannabis? News to me.
      - jstanley 9mo ago
        The post you replied to stated: > Life long moderate cannabis use improves memory function. That's the main takeaway from the research. Had you forgotten already? :) (I don't actually know if it's true; I have no idea. I was just pointing out that if "lifelong" cannabis use improves memory function, and your observation is that your memory got worse after you quit cannabis... that is not a contradiction).
        suby 9mo ago
        I would have a very hard time accepting it to be true. They don't even strongly make the claim that it is true, they are correlating areas of the brain associated with memory as growing larger, and they are associating a larger brain area with better cognition, but later in the article indicate that there are some areas of the brain which are associated with memory which actually shrink. I think we should question research which is overwhelmingly against our common experience of life. My memory is absolutely shot when I am consuming weed regularly. It's not particularly subtle, it is noticeably worse. I suppose there is room for a situation in which it is worse while I am heavily using, but if I were to cease maybe it will rebound and settle at a point which is better than it would have been had I not consumed any cannabis... but I don't see any reason to believe this.
- DonHopkins 9mo ago
  No no, please use the best possible interpretation: he pre-forgot.
- bratwurst3000 9mo ago
  it doesnt. It does things with the region of the brain that is asociated with memory we still dont understand. Honestly in my peer group, weed or no weed, people behave mostly the same memory wise.
yurishimo 9mo ago
Is it possible that there could be two separate things going on here? Anecdotally, I can confirm that my memory when actively using it not better. If you tell me something when I'm zoned out, unless I set a reminder or something in my calendar, fat chance I'll remember the next day. However, I am more of a "occasional weekend" user and then only in the evening after my work and family obligations are taken care of for the day; very similar to how many people consume a whisky or other hard liquor in moderation.
m0llusk 9mo ago
did the science > know some guys
embedding-shape 9mo ago
> know seem to have memory issues Long-term memory issues or short-term? I'm also a daily cannabis user, for longer part of my life than I haven't, and I definitely have worse short-term memory issues, which goes away quickly when I take ~2 weeks breaks, and quickly gets worse again as I resume my habit. But never had issues with my long-term memory.

What is the point to have better cognition if you can't remember anything? Anecodtal evidence I know but all the long term daily cannabis user I know seem to have memory issues.

littlecranky67 9mo ago

Question is if their memories just decide to remember different things they deem more important.

emsign 9mo ago

> if you can't remember anything? You didn't read the article but instead rely on your bias alone. Life long moderate cannabis use improves memory function. That's the main takeaway from the research.

4gotunameagain 9mo ago
We all know that there is no way this is true though, let's be honest :)
aurareturn 9mo ago
Life long moderate cannabis use improves memory function. That's the main takeaway from the research. It took me years to get back my memory ability after quitting moderate use.
- jstanley 9mo ago
  Having memory issues after quitting cannabis is not inconsistent with having good memory while using cannabis.
  - aurareturn 9mo ago
    People have better memory while using cannabis? News to me.
    - jstanley 9mo ago
      The post you replied to stated: > Life long moderate cannabis use improves memory function. That's the main takeaway from the research. Had you forgotten already? :) (I don't actually know if it's true; I have no idea. I was just pointing out that if "lifelong" cannabis use improves memory function, and your observation is that your memory got worse after you quit cannabis... that is not a contradiction).
      - suby 9mo ago
        I would have a very hard time accepting it to be true. They don't even strongly make the claim that it is true, they are correlating areas of the brain associated with memory as growing larger, and they are associating a larger brain area with better cognition, but later in the article indicate that there are some areas of the brain which are associated with memory which actually shrink. I think we should question research which is overwhelmingly against our common experience of life. My memory is absolutely shot when I am consuming weed regularly. It's not particularly subtle, it is noticeably worse. I suppose there is room for a situation in which it is worse while I am heavily using, but if I were to cease maybe it will rebound and settle at a point which is better than it would have been had I not consumed any cannabis... but I don't see any reason to believe this.
DonHopkins 9mo ago
No no, please use the best possible interpretation: he pre-forgot.
bratwurst3000 9mo ago
it doesnt. It does things with the region of the brain that is asociated with memory we still dont understand. Honestly in my peer group, weed or no weed, people behave mostly the same memory wise.

yurishimo 9mo ago

Is it possible that there could be two separate things going on here? Anecdotally, I can confirm that my memory when actively using it not better. If you tell me something when I'm zoned out, unless I set a reminder or something in my calendar, fat chance I'll remember the next day. However, I am more of a "occasional weekend" user and then only in the evening after my work and family obligations are taken care of for the day; very similar to how many people consume a whisky or other hard liquor in moderation.

m0llusk 9mo ago

did the science > know some guys

embedding-shape 9mo ago

> know seem to have memory issues Long-term memory issues or short-term? I'm also a daily cannabis user, for longer part of my life than I haven't, and I definitely have worse short-term memory issues, which goes away quickly when I take ~2 weeks breaks, and quickly gets worse again as I resume my habit. But never had issues with my long-term memory.