Cannabis

Study Suggests Regular Cannabis Use in Adolescents Alters the Dopamine System, With Still Uncertain Impacts on Brain Development and Mental Health
Studies in both animals and humans have suggested that adolescence is a vulnerable time in which to begin using cannabis, owing to various ways it is thought to modify the brain’s development process… Read More
In a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP), Distinct Symptoms, Cognition, and EEG Measures Seen in Cannabis Users vs. Non-Users
A team led by a two-time BBRF grantee has published research suggesting the possibility that cannabis use in some individuals may be associated with a distinct subtype of first-episode psychosis (FEP… Read More
Study: Following Cannabis Commercialization, Occasional Use in Those With Psychosis History Increased Much More Than in General Population, Posing Potential Risk
What impact has legalization and commercialization of recreational cannabis had on people with schizophrenia and other disorders involving psychosis? It’s an important question, particularly in view… Read More
Cannabis Use in Adolescence May Alter Development of Cerebral Cortex
More than a third of 12th graders report having used marijuana, also called cannabis. And 78 percent of first-time marijuana users are between the ages of 12 and 20 years. Concerningly, cannabis use… Read More
Cannabis Use in Adolescence May Alter Development of Cerebral Cortex
More than a third of 12th graders report having used marijuana, also called cannabis. And 78 percent of first-time marijuana users are between the ages of 12 and 20 years. Concerningly, cannabis use… Read More