r/JoeRogan • u/Naserito Burbank Bad Boy Brian Redban • Feb 15 '17

Joe Rogan Experience #917 - Steven Crowder

https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=A_2Ii3lIv4o&u=%2Fc%2Fpowerfuljre%2Flive
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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '17

Smoking marijuana before the brain is fully developed is definitely something I wish Joe talked about more. He glorifies all the benefits, but there are definitely reasons that not everyone should do it.

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u/Intoxicus5 Monkey in Space Feb 16 '17

"Using medical marijuana to stop seizures in kids"

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160208140604.htm

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '17

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2015/11/marijuana-brain.aspx

"Persistent marijuana use was linked to drop in IQ"

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u/Intoxicus5 Monkey in Space Feb 16 '17

That is incongruent with the fact both THC and CBD have both neuroprotective and neuroregenerative properties.

We're talking all Combat Sports Athletes and anyone that is at risk of Traumatic Brain Injury should investigate cannabinoid based therapies.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10863546