Research: Even Casual Marijuana Use Causes Permanent Brain Damage
Credit: mag3737
April 16, 2014

Via Liberaland:

Experts say it’s not a “safe” drug and should not be used by anyone under 30.

People who had only used cannabis once or twice a week for a matter of months were found to have changes in the brain that govern emotion, motivation and addiction.

Researchers from Harvard Medical School in America carried out detailed 3D scans on the brains of students who used cannabis casually and were not addicted and compared them with those who had never used it…

Mark Winstanley, chief executive of Rethink Mental Illness, said: “For too long cannabis has been seen as a safe drug, but as this study suggests,

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