Cannabis smoking by youths ‘permanently lowers IQ’

TELEGRAPH: Researchers found persistent users of the drug, who started smoking it at school, had lower IQ scores as adults.

They looked at data from over 1,000 people from Dunedin in New Zealand, who have been followed through their lives since being born in 1972 or 1973.

Persistent users meant those who used it during at least three of the ages from 18 to 38, and who said at each occasion they were smoking it on at least four days a week…  (more)

EDITOR: Reformers argue that marijuana should be taxed, regulated and controlled the same as alcohol, which in most states mean the earliest legal use would be 21.  The biggest health  problem on campuses today is not ‘pot’ smoking, but binge drinking.

Share