For Marijuana And The Brain, Questions Remain, JAMA Psychiatry Reveals

Two new studies out today in JAMA Psychiatry highlight the persistent questions about how cannabis might affect brain development.

In one study, twins had similar brain volume even when one used recreational marijuana and the other didn’t. But in the second study, high-risk male teens who used marijuana did have changes in brain volume.

Experts agree that much remains unknown and the new findings just “scratch the surface.”

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