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Do you recommend people to not smoke until their brain is fully developed?

Discussion in 'Seasoned Marijuana Users' started by lalalie, Jun 2, 2012.

  1. #1 lalalie, Jun 2, 2012
    I've heard a lot of experienced tokens say to wait until your mid 20's to smoke, because your brain is fully developed by then. I'm 18, and I would like to enter the medical field and have a huge future for myself. So of course this information worries me because I wouldn't like to mess up my brain development from smoking weed at this age. I smoke pretty frequently, too. what do you guys think?
     
  2. #2 Storm Crow, Jun 2, 2012
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    I collect MMJ studies and articles. You need to send me an email hon! (see the bottom of my sig) What I have is invaluable to a budding med student! :smoke:


    Chronic Exposure to Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol Fails to Irreversibly Alter Brain Cannabinoid Receptors. (abst - 1991)
    http://medical-journals.healia.com/doc/1649662/Chronic-exposure-to-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol-fails-to-irreversibly-alter-brain-cannabinoid-receptors

    (I get a smile out of that one's title :D - it sounds like they were SO disappointed! lol)

    Lack of hippocampal volume change in long-term heavy cannabis users. (abst - 2005)
    Lack of hippocampal volume change in long-term heavy cannabis users.

    A preliminary DTI study showing no brain structural change associated with adolescent cannabis use (full - 2006) http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1524733&tool=pmcentrez

    When it comes to alcohol exposure, cannabis acts as a neuroprotectant! :hello:

    Effects of Alcohol and Combined Marijuana and Alcohol Use During Adolescence on Hippocampal Volume and Asymmetry (full - 2006) Effects of Alcohol and Combined Marijuana and Alcohol Use During Adolescence on Hippocampal Volume and Asymmetry

    White Matter Integrity in Adolescents with Histories of Marijuana Use and Binge Drinking. (abst - 2009)
    http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/19631736/abstract/White_Matter_Integrity_in_Adolescents_with_Histories_of_Marijuana_Use_and_Binge_Drinking_

    By 18, you are virtually an adult- the connections in the brain are mostly all made. The early teens (13 - 16) are more problematic- things are still getting hooked up.



    And the endocannabinoid system and Omega 3 will be the future of medicine! My List will give you a head start!


    Granny :wave:
     
  3. #3 Storm Crow, Jun 2, 2012
    PS- hon, I am all but 65, work in education and have toked since I was 19! I use cannabis daily. I read and collect PubMed studies as a hobby. I am an avid genealogist (over 12,000 names in my family tree) and I have a mess of county fair ribbons that say I am a championship-level quilter. I have had a few news articles published in a big city newspaper.

    Toking doesn't seemed to have slowed me down, or dulled my wits!

    Granny
     
  4. #4 xAceman, Jun 2, 2012
    I'm pretty sure you're brain doesn't stop developing until you die.
     
  5. #5 xshawdawgx, Jun 3, 2012
    Your brain isn't fully developed till you smoke weed :p
     

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