What Happens in the Brain When Cannabis Is Used Every Day (www.psychologytoday.com)

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I've heard countless times that "Cannabis doesn't really get me high anymore. I just use it to feel normal." For years, I thought the answer was straightforward: tolerance to the drug. That's also true—but it is an incomplete answer.

A fascinating new study by Katharina Lege and colleagues at Maastricht University will be published on July 15th. It suggests something else may be happening. Tolerance does not mean the brain has recovered. It means the brain has adapted to cannabis.

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[-] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 12 points 19 hours ago

It affects short time memory. I never knew that. Unknown to many people (me included) it leads to short term memeory loss. I bet most of you guys never knew this fun fact: daily use of marihuana leads to short term memory loss.

[-] Diurnambule@jlai.lu 0 points 3 hours ago

It lead to some kind of memory loss, did you not know ? My tough I got ADHD because cannabis, when we got diagnostic for ADHD she did too. She never smoked but I keep telling here her ADHD come from cannabis consumption tp teasing her for the link she made between ADHD and cannabis during my teens time. She will never live this out XD.

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