After effect of Marijuana Posted by Shamim , Friday, January 28, 2011 at 12:30 PM, in Labels: brain, experiment, marijuana, mri, nytimes, smoking, studies

New Studies have found that smoking marijuana at a younger age can damage developing brain cells. teens as young as 16 years are still developing brain cells. but studies also show that smoking marijuana at a older age as young as 17 years old does not have as much effect as teen before the age of 16 years. in matter of fact it acts as a therapy for some: but if are to smoke without any therapeutically intentions, then that person will also be killing his/ her brain cells. studies have proctored where doctors and researchers took in group of young teens and group of adults that smoke and group of young teens and adults that don't smoke. the non-smoking group acts as the control group for the experiment. the show that teens under the age of 16 years scored less on the cognition test proctored. And adults that smoke over the age of 17 years had less deterioration in the brain. Most of the results have been gathered as according to giving the cognition test and taking MRI of the brain itself. many countries and states have legalized marijuana but they have not put a age restriction yet. Many believe they should put a age restriction and that they have to be at least 18 years to smoke.

Source: Marijuana by nytimes