Wellness: Smoking the herb might be eating away at your brain power

Many enthusiasts and medical experts have time and again pointed out the benefits of the herb such as relieving pain, easing nausea and spiritual sacrament within the Rastafarian communities. However, it has been noted that most users do not seek medical benefits but only recreation.

Enthusiasts of the herb might have to reconsider their options as medical research proves that the herb might affect one’s memory quality in the long run.

According to Harvard Health, the herb can lead to short-term problems with thinking, working memory and physical actions that require conscious thought such as driving a car or even playing a musical instrument.

This attributed to the fact that marijuana’s main psychoactive chemical, THC, causes its effect by attaching to brain regions that are vital for memory formation.

According to health website, the conversation, cannabis with higher levels of THC and lower, or negligible, amounts of CBD appear to have a detrimental effect on short-term memory, particularly in adolescents, the main problem being their ability to retain and recall information. Experts further note that marijuana may have longer-term effects on teenagers’ brains than alcohol. Fortunately, this is suspected not to be permanent.

Harvard health further notes that if you use marijuana, you might have to make peace with the fact that you will have problems with memory and comprehension while under the influence.

These memory problems are speculated to become more permanent with longer-term use.

However, even with the detriments associated with the herb, new series of research note that any memory impairments associated with using can be reversed if someone stops using the cannabis. This was noticed in mainly those that use the herb at least once a week.