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Cannabis 'damages teens' IQ'

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.

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Teenage brain 'more vulnerable to damage'

New research in to cannabis use has found that persistent and dependent use of the drug before the age of 18 may have a so-called neurotoxic effect, but heavy pot use after 18 appears to be less damaging to the brain. Terrie Moffitt from King's College London said:

It's such a special study that I'm fairly confident cannabis is safe for over-18 brains, but risky for under-18 brains.

Before the age of 18, the brain is still being organised and remodelled to become more efficient and may be more vulnerable to damage from drugs.

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