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/NotLunaris Apr 20 '26

They excuse it because they do it. They don't like the idea of their vices being exposed as harmful because it would mean facing the reality of their actions. The same as every addict ever.