Memory, speed of thinking get worse over time with marijuana use

Eurekalert ^ | 03/13/06 | American Academy of Neurology

[Moonman62]

This could explain the repetitive use of slogans by the drug advocates.

[Billthedrill]

Yeah, as in "that's why they call it dope." Right?

[misterrob]

From personal experience they are correct....

;-)

[Donald Meaker]

I got news for you: It gets slower anyways.

Jeopardy has to have old people compete against old people, because old people are slow at the switch.

Then they edit out the uncomfortable delays.

[Burr5]

What were you saying, dude? I was like, spacing for a second.

[lesser_satan]

Dude, you're, like, totally harshing my mellow...

[Vasilli22]

Bush lied and people, uhm.. Bush lied and people, uhm.. Ah, screw it! Pass the bong, dude!

[TSgt]

This be junk siense.

/sarcasum

[DBrow]

They will just claim it's another biased study, where the researchers get paid to publish things that everyone knows just are not true.

As more such studies come out, the conspiracy of paid-off researchers spreads, even reaching overseas researchers.

Everyone knows there are no consequences to pot use; therefore the conspiracy- why else would these lies be printed?

And paranoia is not one of the bad side effects, nope nope nope.

"Of course it does not interfere with memory. I've been a daily smoker for 15 years, and if there were something I'd forgotten, I'd remember what it was, I have an IQ of 145!"

[GOP_Proud]

< I got news for you: It gets slower anyways. >

I can attest to that. I've never even tried the stuff and the memory is shot. Of course, being in high school in the late 60's, it could be from all the second hand on the school bus.

I wish I could blame it on something besides old age. Gettin' old ain't for sissies.

[Torie]

One needs to say goodbye to pot relatively young, and just use it on odd weekends, when young. That is particularly true with the strong stuff. It really does take its toll, if one is not quite careful, at least in my experience.

[elcid1970]

I now hear from my former Vietnam buds who were smoking dope in 1971-72. Every other word was G.D. MoFo. Guess nothing changes if you smoke that old Golden Triangle wacky weed. Watched it screw up a lot of people.

[Graymatter]

>>I've never even tried the stuff and the memory is shot.

Ditto. My memory's not bad yet but it sure ain't what it was. "Memory, speed of thinking get worse over time with marijuana use" and without it.

[Right Wing Assault]

It gets slower anyways.

But they are saying MJ just makes it get even slower.

[hosepipe]

On the other hand..
People tested in their twenty's are super smart and know almost everything..
But grow progressively dumber over the years..

Whether they are users of drugs or not..
Wonder if that fact was factored in..

[Moonman62]

I was curious what the theme for denial was going to be. It looks like they are going to take off with the "they were too stupid to correct for age angle."

[MarkL]

Huh? What was I saying?

[DBrow]

Well, yeah, the people who were smoking for ten years are five years older than the people who were smoking for five years!

The abstract does not mention how the data was normalized, though, so that alone can't be used to reject it.

There just cannot be negative consequences, though.

[elkfersupper]

I've never even tried the stuff and the memory is shot.

I'm with you on that, brother.

I can remember all the lyrics to "American Pie", but I can't remember what I had for breakfast.