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What marijuana really does to your brain

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 06/05/2015 - 08:54

Opponents of legal cannabis say it leaves you fried, but research shows it can actually improve your mental health.

Those opposed to marijuana sometimes argue that the substance fries your brain, but new research published earlier this year in the Journal of Neuroscience found that marijuana does not kill brain cells. In fact, marijuana can actually have a positive impact on a person’s mental health, as ATTN: has noted before.

The Journal of Neuroscience report is bolstered by a 2003 study conducted by the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, which came up with similar results regarding the effect of marijuana on the brain. Though the 2003 research found that chronic marijuana users may experience a reduction in the ability to remember and learn, other cognitive abilities were not impacted, and “from a neurocognitive standpoint, the small magnitude of these effect sizes suggests that if cannabis compounds are found to have...

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