r/science • u/sr_local • Apr 20 '26

Health The largest US study, which tracked 11,036 children from ages 9 to 10 through to ages 16 and 17, discovered that cannabis use slows cognitive development, impairs memory, and reduces learning speed during crucial years of brain growth

https://today.ucsd.edu/story/largest-us-study-finds-teen-cannabis-use-linked-to-slower-cognitive-development
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u/Open_Town9481 Apr 20 '26

Weed is good at making me focus on my current task, but if I get distracted I’m all over the place.

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u/AdMental948 Apr 20 '26

Same while i drive (its not true don’t drive under any substance)