Does cannabis damage the brains frontal lobes?

Answer 1

I think so, wait.."puff"..., uh, what's the question?

Answer 2

Without either performing active CAT scans, which would require a person to be smoking cannabis while being scanned. Or performing specific investigations during an autopsy it would be impossible to tell.

However the frontal lobes are definitely affected while intoxicated as these are the areas of the brain that control judgement and judgement of the user is seriously impaired. I suppose you could make the fair assumption that if the presence of THC can impair judgement to this degree then it would be likely that this could lead to on-going damage.

Answer 3

It is definitely damaging to the brain, though I'm not sure that it specifically affects the frontal lobes. delta9-tetrahydracannabinol is toxic to cells in the hippocampus, thalmus, and amygdala. Damage in these areas can cause things like sleep disturbance, hallucinations, anxiety and panic disorders, and many other problems. We know that marijuana definitely affects short-term memory which also affects long-term memory (if it can't be stored for the short-term, it can't be remembered for the long-term), and this makes you look like your frontal lobe is affected. There is some excellent research coming out from Norway and Australia right now about how marijauna affects the brain, and none of it is very positive.

Answer 4

Most notably, the two areas of motor control and memory are where the effects of cannabis are directly and irrefutably evident. Cannabinoids, depending on the dose, inhibit the transmission of neural signals through the basal ganglia and cerebellum. At lower doses, cannabinoids seem to stimulate locomotion while greater doses inhibit it, most commonly manifested by lack of steadiness (body sway and hand steadiness) in motor tasks that require a lot of attention. Other brain regions, like the cortex, the cerebellum, and the neural pathway from cortex to striatum, are also involved in the control of movement and contain abundant cannabinoid receptors, indicating their possible involvement as well.

Answer 5

There is no doubt in my mind that continuous prolonged use of these substances will have a detrimental affect on your health as a whole.Apparently it helps the user to relax plus it acts as an appetite suppressant which in my view is not a good idea because it just makes the user feel hungrier later on leading to a habit-forming addiction.

Answer 6

According to the research I've done on this subject, cannibis causes no damage and the only harm is that it could cause lung cancer from breathing in the smoke. It is less harmful then a ciggarette. It isn't even harmful to a baby in the womb. So smoke up buddy.

Answer 7

Smoking cannabis will cause serious mental health problems, all you have to do is look around in mental health clinics to find out. This is before you could end up in one your self if you smoke this weed.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Nope.

Answer 10

http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/cannabis/news/4727

Answer 11

Only if you get too stoned and fall down and hit your head

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