Long-Term Marijuana Use Affects Memory

Long-term marijuana use causes memory, speed of thinking and other cognitive abilities get worse over time, but cognititive abilities are also affected in short-term smokers who use marijuana frequently.

Researchers studying heavy marijuana users (four or more joints per week) in Greece found that frequent marijuana users performed worse than non-users on test of cognitive abilities. Read more.

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