STUDY: Regular pot smokers have shrunken brains...

GMO gov weed probably does hurt you.

Correlation does not equal causation is the hip way to say it.

hmm doesn't seem to affect my 145 IQ...

They need to evaluate whether

A) This is a direct consequence of THC
B) This is an indirect consequence of THC due to an adopted lifestyle
C) This is a coincidence

Not conclusive.

On a general scale? Absolutely! Educators are chosen in order to regulate students' thinking and to place them inside of a box where A equals B and nothing else. I'm studying in a field where critical thinking is "encouraged" yet the questions on the exams reflect otherwise.

I'm not an art student, but here's a great example- in order to PASS and get an art degree, one needs to submit various forms of art and a panel of art professors judges their work and determines if the work is good enough. IT'S ART!! Do I understand modern art? Hell no, but people live in a clear box for a week, call it 'art', and make thousands of dollars. How can a panel of art professors determine that a student (who has paid thousands to get an 'education') shouldn't pass? You won't pass unless they understand --or LIKE-- the art. Same goes for other degrees: They don't agree with your papers or enjoy your stories and you must redo, bring up a hypothesis and are told to pick another topic, etc.

I also believe that education can encourage a want for higher learning. I was always bored in school, now (and I also believe smoking helps this out too) I enjoy learning. In my field, most of the education really does focus on black and white- A does equal B. The other part I learn what they expect and call it good until graduation when I can then do otherwise.

Really not supporting your own article there, bud.

You have to take into account how stigmatised people become by society when smoking cannabis. By choosing this way of "self-medication", a person is frowned upon and may feel excluded by society, therefore developing introvert character traits and symptoms of depression.

Perhaps the people you have witnessed started smoking because they had trouble in their life to begin with? Perhaps they are better off now than if they became alcoholics?

Put things into context.

Because the article is shit

I smoked pot almost daily for nearly thirty years, and I....uh..... never had any, um......you know.....
Wait, what was I talking about?

Seriously, I did smoke for nearly three decades. I've been working since the age of 16, and my routine was always the same- wake up, have a cup of coffee and a few hits. Then maybe a few more tokes on my lunch break. And then a few joints after work.
Was there any negative effects from those years of this habit? Well, yes and no. I've always worked. I've always considered myself intelligent. But I do believe that smoking weed took away a lot of my drive and motivation, both in my professional and personal life.And living in a city where drug testing is very prevalent (Las Vegas), I've avoided taking jobs where there would be pre-employment testing.

If I had to live my life over again knowing what I know now, I would've stopped smoking weed after high school, like most of my friends did. Friends that didn't just go to work and "get by" but actually advanced their careers. Friends that actually went out and did things like travel the world and go on awesome vacations, instead of just staying home and not travelling too far from my weed sources. Friends that had relationships with women based on what they had to offer, and not just because they were fellow stoners.

I believe there's nothing wrong with occasional recreational use of cannabis, but everyday use is just a waste of money, personal energy, and brain cells. ANYTHING in excess is bad, moderation is the key. I don't smoke anymore, I haven't in a long while. I'm not saying that I wouldn't take a puff now and then, but since I'm always on the lookout for a better job, I just don't do it anymore.

Well said. Anything in moderation. However, had you been drinking the same amount you smoked, you would never know GLP.

+1

Study: People who worry about what others are doing have no brains.

Smaller brain, bigger cocks lol

Cause or result, the reality is the same: pot smokers are dummies.

The OP is a fucking idiot. Stop living in the 70's. The War on Drugs was a dumb idea. It cost our country a shit ton of money for what.....for a plant that has medicinal values. It's being more acceptable and legalized so those against it are going to release articles after articles trying to discredit Marijuana.

Please do some actually research. It's a plant that grows out of the ground.


Below is what was quoted in the article.

"While our study does not conclusively address whether any or all of the brain changes are a direct consequence of marijuana use, these effects do suggest that these changes are related to age of onset and duration of use," Filbey said.

Food for though:
The CIA knows that pot impedes mind control, because it 'makes you think and use your own mind'.
Everything in moderation guys..As a natural anti-anxiety cure, I love pot today! and steer clear of alcohol and all pharmaceuticals

What a bunch of nonsense.
First off, THC even "repairs the brain".
Secondly, I've got a recent scan of my own and everything's fine.
After I've been smoking for 26 years (I'm 42 atm).
Ridiculous humbug.
"But...science."
Yeah. LOL.

ha ha haaaaaaaaa! every. single. pothead I know. thinks that same thing. And they explain it to me while surrounded by cardboard boxes they never unpacked after they moved 3 years back while offering me a drink poured into an egg cup and saying that they'd rather go out for dinner than cook because all they've got in the fridge are packets of soy sauce. But then of course they get nervous about going out for dinner because they might see someone they know in the elevator and they're embarrassed about their bloodshot eyes.

bah.. pot. it's ruined many a creative mind.

so is the scan of your brain considered science?