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The largest study yet into the effects of cannabis on the brains of 18- to 36-year-olds has found that the drug can reduce brain function during cognitive tests. The findings will help people to make an informed decision about the pros and cons of using cannabis.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20250130042220/https://newatlas.com/brain/young-adult-cannabis-brain-function/


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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

This isn’t even remotely news. It’s just bullshit propaganda scare tactics pushed by the fascists. We knew that cannabis is an adult only substance since back in the 90s.

Don’t smoke weed until you’re about 21, or it will suppress your natural brain development. cannabis, verifiably affects, negatively, Neuroplasticity during adolescent development.

After 21 or 22, have at it!

Don’t be a dumb fuck and think that the Nazis just discovered this yesterday. They want to take the right for you to consume cannabis at all away from you. And if you believe otherwise, you’re just lying to yourself and part of the fascist problem which must be eliminated.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Your brain is not fully formed until about 25

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

And recent studies have indicated it could possibly be even later.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Nixon and Reagan's war on drugs. It's a vector that you can easily attack to villainize people who've committed no crimes, but need to be jailed to silence dissent

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago