The major study into the effect of long term and persistent cannabis use has found the drug permanently damages IQ, memory and attention span. The study shows the drug has a different and more damaging effect on teenagers than adults.
Researchers found that people who started using cannabis in adolescence and continued for years afterwards showed an average decline in Intelligence Quotient (IQ) test scores of 8 points between the age of 13 and 38.
Madeline H Meier lead a team of researchers who worked with 1,037 people from Dunedin, New Zealand born between 1972/1973. She said an average decline of 8 points may not seem like a lot, but was significant as those with a higher IQ are more like to earn more, have better health and a longer life:
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