Authors found “little support for a causal effect of cannabis use on cognition. This conclusion is consistent with those from previous twin studies, which suggest that cannabis use does not cause a decline in cognitive ability among a normative cannabis using sample.”
The frequent use of cannabis is not associated with changes in brain structure, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Addiction. Authors reported, “[N]ormal variation in cannabis use is statistically unrelated to individual differences in brain morphology as measured by subcortical volume.”
[Editor’s note: This post is excerpted from this week’s forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To…
[Editor’s note: This post is excerpted from this week’s forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To…