The Myth Of Teenage Stoner Brain Damage
During the last few years, research has conclusively shown that young people who regularly use marijuana usually end up with deformed brains, often losing up to 10 IQ points. In other words, marijuana is highly correlated with abnormal brain development ~ brain damage ~ in young people.
This is a matter of serious concern and these findings form the foundation of government policy to keep young people away from marijuana by generally restricting access to it.
Unfortunately, all the research studies relied on are deeply flawed and examples of bad science. Correlation does not mean causation. Young people are exposed to many factors that affect brain development: tobacco, alcohol, nutrition, etc. These factors were overlooked or ignored by the researchers.
There is no logical reason to assume that marijuana is the single cause of abnormal brain development, which is what the studies theorized. In fact, the gateway drug leading to...
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