It seems that the US government has once again been misleading its subjects. It turns out that marijuana may pose fewer long term risks than many legal products and certainly fewer than the risks posed by government itself (e.g. Iraq)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Smoking marijuana will certainly affect perception, but it does not cause permanent brain damage, researchers from the University of California at San Diego said on Friday in a study.
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“The findings were kind of a surprise. One might have expected to see more impairment of higher mental function,” said Dr. Igor Grant, a UCSD professor of psychiatry and the study’s lead author. Other illegal drugs, or even alcohol, can cause brain damage.
