What do we know about the long-term effects of cannabis use on the brain?A review has found chronic cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood is associated with worse academic performance.However, is cannabis the cause of worse grades, absenteeism and unemployment, or a bystander to a larger problem?Guest/sAssociate Professor Li Wang, Department of Anesthesia at McMaster UniversityProfessor Louisa Degenhardt, research director at the National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreReferencesCannabis Use During Adolescence and Young Adulthood and Academic AchievementAssociation between cannabis use and brain structure and function: an observational and Mendelian randomisation studyEarly Maternal Prenatal Cannabis Use and Child Developmental DelaysMaternal Prenatal Cannabis Use and Child Autism Spectrum Disorder
What do we know about the long-term effects of cannabis use on the brain? A review has found chronic cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood is associated with worse academic performance. However, is cannabis the cause of worse grades, absenteeism and unemployment, or a bystander to a larger problem? Guest/s Associate Professor Li Wang, Department of Anesthesia at McMaster University Professor Louisa Degenhardt, research director at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre References Cannabis Use During Adolescence and Young Adulthood and Academic Achievement Association between cannabis use and brain structure and function: an observational and Mendelian randomisation study Early Maternal Prenatal Cannabis Use and Child Developmental Delays Maternal Prenatal Cannabis Use and Child Autism Spectrum Disorder