Medical marijuana laws, marijuana use and perceived harmfulness: 1991-2014. Addiction. 2016;111(12):2187-95. doi:10.1111/add.13523.Keyes, K.M., et al., How does state marijuana policy affect US youth? Medical marijuana laws, marijuana use and perceived harmfulness: 1991-2014. Addiction, ...
How does marijuana affect teens? The effects of marijuana can be even more serious in young people. "There's a much higher risk in people whose brains are developing -- those 25 and under," says Kevin Hill, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and director of th...
It messes with your mind while you’re high, but how does weed affect your brain in the long run?
Although many believe it is harmless, marijuana contains psychoactive compounds that affect pain, motivation, memory, mood, and reward processing.
When users eat marijuana, the levels of THC in the body are lower, but the effects last longer. Some people who use marijuana therapeutically drink it in tea, but the process tends to dilute the amount of THC available for absorption [source: Gieringer and Rosenthal]. Since Colorado voted ...
How does marijuana affect the occipital lobe? Cannabis: Cannabis, or marijuana, is one of the most consumed psychoactive drugs due to its recreational and medical uses. Cannabis can produce addiction and has different long-term effects when there is chronic abuse. ...
Howerton initially cooperated with investigators, allowing police to search his Mercedes, where they found a gun and marijuana. John Hunter: If he was worried about himself, he would have told the police to get a warrant. Instead, Hunter says, Howerton was much more concerned about Cayley. ...
Three years ago, a positive marijuana test forced Sha'Carri Richardson off of team USA, robbing her and her country of a chance at an all-time Olympic moment. But in the years since, with a style reminiscent of the great Florence Griffith Joyner, Richardson has more than made her mark o...
Marijuana is the most commonly abused illegal substance worldwide. While the number of people who use marijuana at any one time does not seem to have increased in the past decade, the number of people who have a marijuana-related disorder has increased significantly. This seems to be particula...
How Does Medical Marijuana Legalization Affect the Number of Marijuana Users? An Inclusion and Examination of Different Age GroupsDuong, Anthony