Delaying pot smoking to age 17 is better for teens' brains, a new study suggests

[thujone]

The more teenagers delay smoking marijuana until they're older, the better it is for their brains, but there may be little ill effect if they start after age 17, says a new Université de Montréal study.

Adolescents who smoke pot as early as 14 do worse by 20 on some cognitive tests and drop out of school at a higher rate than non-smokers, confirms the study, published Dec. 29 in Development and Psychopathology, a Cambridge University Press journal.

http://nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2017/01/24/-d994f54a11/

 

[cj]

well I fucked that one up oops. In all seriousness I wish I would started my heavy smoking junior year instead of freshman. which would of made me round 17. trying it very occasionally at 15 would of been alright but that's not what went down. Not that I really believe mmoking did very much damage at all.

 

[Felonious Monk]

Niiiice. That must be why I'm so smart.

 

[Durzo1258]

I didn't start until mid 20's. Where's my nobel prize ?

 

[Clocktower]

Good science, advising people to wait until after age 17 to smoke Cannabis is a good public health policy.

 

[Cdkman]

Woohoo didn't start till 19..I'm still an idiot tho %)