Marijuana is the buds and leaves of the Cannabis sativa plant. This plant contains more than 400 chemicals, including delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the plant’s main psychoactive chemical. THC is known to affect our brain’s short-term memory. Additionally, marijuana affects motor[...]
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23 February, 2010 11:22 § in Brain and health
Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer’s treatment.
The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer’s disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via [...]
23 December, 2009 08:30 § in Brain and health
El cannabis daña el cerebro de los jóvenes más de lo que originalmente se pensaba.
The damaging effects of this illicit drug on young brains are worse than originally thought, according to new research by Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a psychiatric researcher from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Canadian teenagers are among the largest consumers of cannabis w[...]
