Bad news if you lit up in high school. A recent study found smoking weed could wreck adolescents’ brains. This post from Esquire discusses the findings of the study and four ways early adopters can still boost their mental powers. How bad is pot for your brain? The jury's still out on how it affects folks who take their first toke during adulthood. But a study recently ... Continue Reading
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Science Disagrees That Smoking Weed Makes Teens Dumber
In a new study, researchers did not find any link between smoking weed and IQ, thereby effectively discrediting the findings of an older study. This post from The Weed Blog highlights the debunking of “Reefer Madness”-like propaganda and misconstrued research of the past. Marijuana opponents often say that consuming marijuana makes a person dumber. Many opponents ... Continue Reading
Nudging Marijuana Legalization into Alcohol-Centered Road Safety
From a lack of statistics to laws that haven't been updated to disagreements over how to measure whether a person is stoned, it's difficult to assess the impact of legalization on alcohol-centered road safety. This post from The Cannabist highlights how marijuana legalization has affected road safety. Three years after Colorado voted to legalize recreational marijuana, ... Continue Reading