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Here's What We Know About What Weed Does to Teens
Roughly one in three high schoolers regularly smokes marijuana.

Roughly one in three high schoolers regularly smokes marijuana.

Source: Vice

Additional evidence suggests that regular marijurana use among young people leads to poorer mental health and reduced cognitive abilities.

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Bryan MazzarelloAugust 27, 2020Marijuana, THC, Developing Brain
What a scientist suggests you tell your kids about legal marijuana
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Source: PBS News Hour

PBS explores messages parents can use to talk with their children about why they young people should wait to use marijuana.

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Bryan MazzarelloAugust 27, 2020Marijuana, Developing Brain, THC
As marijuana becomes legal, doctors worry about teen addiction
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Source: PBS News Hour

With legalization, Colorado has seen a large increase in the number of youth seeking treatment for marijuana addiction.

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Bryan MazzarelloAugust 27, 2020Marijuana, THC, Developing Brain
America’s Invisible Pot Addicts
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Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters

More and more Americans are reporting near-constant cannabis use, as legalization forges ahead.

Source: The Atlantic

A growing number of Americans are affected by “cannibis use disorder,” where the person using marijuana cannot quite using even though it interferes with their life.

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Bryan MazzarelloAugust 27, 2020Marijuana, THC, Addiction
When Adolescents Give Up Pot, Their Cognition Quickly Improves
Even a week without marijuana use improves young people's ability to learn and remember. Photo: BURGER/Canopy/Getty Images

Even a week without marijuana use improves young people's ability to learn and remember. Photo: BURGER/Canopy/Getty Images

Source: Health News from NPR

This new study strengthens our understanding of marijuana’s detrimental impacts on learning and cognition in teens and young adults.

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Bryan MazzarelloAugust 27, 2020Marijuana, THC, Developing Brain
Many heavy pot users suffer severe nausea—and they’ve all landed on the same weird solution
CHS sufferers almost all wind up taking hot showers. DepositPhotos

CHS sufferers almost all wind up taking hot showers. DepositPhotos

Source: Popular Science

CHS sufferers almost all wind up taking hot showers, but there has got to be a better way.

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Bryan MazzarelloAugust 27, 2020THC, Marijuana, Physical Health
Is Marijuana as Safe as We Think?
Legalization invites debate about how the drug will be dosed and marketed. Illustration by Javier Jaén

Legalization invites debate about how the drug will be dosed and marketed. Illustration by Javier Jaén

Source: The New Yorker

Permitting pot is one thing; promoting its use is another.

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Bryan MazzarelloAugust 27, 2020THC, Marijuana, Mental Health
Smoking Nearly Doubles the Rate of COVID-19 Progression
UC San Francisco researchers look at smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes and the risks of COVID-19

UC San Francisco researchers look at smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes and the risks of COVID-19

Source: UCSF

New Analysis by UCSF Researchers Looked at Smokers, Former Smokers Diagnosed With Coronavirus

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Bryan MazzarelloAugust 27, 2020Marijuana, THC, Physical Health
Cannabidiol (CBD) - what we know and what we don’t
CBD is all over the media today. Find out what’s known about the risks and benefits of CBD.

CBD is all over the media today. Find out what’s known about the risks and benefits of CBD.

Source: Harvard Health Publishing

What exactly is CBD? Why is it suddenly so popular?

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Bryan MazzarelloAugust 27, 2020CBD
People who use high-potency cannabis could have a higher risk of anxiety, study finds
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Source: Insider

A new study suggests people who consume cannabis that has a THC concentration of 10% or higher are more likely to be dependent on cannabis and have anxiety.

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Bryan MazzarelloAugust 27, 2020Mental Health, Marijuana, THC
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