r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jan 28 '25

Neuroscience People who are heavy cannabis users could have poorer working memory skills even if they haven't used the drug recently. Brain scans showed lower brain activation in several regions.

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/heavy-cannabis-use-could-have-a-lasting-effect-on-your-memory-skills
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u/pseudopad Jan 28 '25

That seems like an absolutely enormous range for "moderate". I can't imagine someone who's smoked 20 joints by 30 is even in the same ballpark as someone who has smoked 900 by 30.

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u/WatercressFew610 Jan 28 '25

Same category as someone who smaked 900 by 22 as well

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u/fuckfuckfuckfuckx Jan 29 '25

Hey that's me, but it was by 18

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u/Kyle_c00per Jan 29 '25

Same here, those are rookie numbers and I'm 28 now, and I have a great memory.

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u/CopaceticGeek Jan 29 '25

Kyle, did you forget, you’re 32 now.

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u/shroudedwolf51 Jan 29 '25

Well, do keep in mind. If you do the maths, this has to categorize people that smoke once per two or three days at a minimum to people like my housemate that smoke three to six times a day.

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u/pseudopad Jan 29 '25

yeah that's what i mean. a lot of people in this group are gonna be far far apart in smoking frequency. it doesn't make sense.

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u/ShodyLoko Jan 30 '25

Yea this stood out to me too, there’s no way that should be the range for moderate.