Instead, the new study says, pot smoking may be merely a symptom of something else that’s really responsible for a brainpower effect seen in some previous research.
It’s not clear what that other factor is, said Joshua Isen, an author of the analysis. But an adolescent at risk for smoking pot “is probably going to show this IQ drop regardless of whether he or she is actually smoking marijuana,” said Isen, a lecturer in psychology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
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Took an IQ test as a child and in high school. Started smoking pot regularly. Took 2 IQ tests since then and its always been the same. 120.
ReplyDeletePoor parenting trumps pot smoking every time.
ReplyDeleteWhich comes first, the pot causes low I.Q. or people with low I.Q. tend to smoke pot?
ReplyDeleteI've met plenty of potheads in my time, but I've never met a smart one.
Duh, I dont think so boss... I got dat thing for you... duh ... I done like you asked me ...
ReplyDeletePot makes you dumb and unmotivated.
ReplyDelete1:14 PM - The smart ones don't let you or anybody else know that they are.
ReplyDelete1:46 PM - You have to stop smoking that ditch weed and move to a better blend.
Agreed -I'm a lifer and have tested at a consistent 132
DeleteFunny how that works, huh, 1:46?
ReplyDeleteKeep in mind it can also make you President of the United States.
So too much pot makes you a republican? Be fearful kids.
ReplyDelete2:50 and 12:38
ReplyDeletePipe dreams!
There was only enough intelligence allocated to planet earth for 5 billion humans,seriously.As the population inched above that the overall IQ began to gradually decrease.The worldwide IQ decrease has been so gradual that few have noticed.A good comparison would be an electrical source that has an ever increasing # of users with no increase in the output of electricity.Each user has to make do with less.
ReplyDeleteI quit when it got in the way of running my own business. Functionality and memory are very important things.
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ReplyDeleteAn old comment, but still true from my observation..."They call it dope for a reason."
Dope is heroin. Learn the lingo before you call marijuana smokers dumb.
DeleteYeah don't look at the more likely causes, fluoride,adhd meth (oops i meant medicine),the fact they only teach to test in schools, you know, all the teal reasons. Keep demonizing a perfectly safe plant with more lies and propaganda. The people have almost been dumbed down enough to believe it.
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