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Is marijuana bad for your brain? | Anees Bahji

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Maraana and Its Psychoactive Effects

Each person's particular brain chemistry, genetics and previous life experience largely determine how they nce the drug. Marawana can also cause hallucinations or par noid delusions known as mariwana induced psychosis. In people younger than 25, canabonoid receptors are more concentrated in the white matter than in people over 25. Frequent meriana use can disrupt the development of white matter tracts and also affect the brai s ability to grow new connections. This may damage long term learning ability and problem solving for now,. It's unclear how severe this damage can be, or whether it's reversible.

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