Marijuana use linked to brain changes

Marijuana, hemp, and cannabis are common names for plants of the genus cannabis. The term "hemp" is used for Cannabis plants that are grown for nondrug use, such as cannabis sativa.

Cannabis indica has poor fibre quality and is used to make drugs for recreation and medicine. The major differences between the two are appearance and the amount of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient of marijuana.

Brain changes

In one of two new studies, researchers collected MRI scans on young adults who casually use...

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