The recreational use of marijuana has become more common in recent years. But some research has found that consuming cannabis could have negative effects on the body, especially the brain. A recent ...

In part one of what marijuana really does to your brain, we traced the discovery of the cannabinoid receptor. Finding the receptor is the first step in determining how smoking causes a high. The next ...

Marijuana is far from a “silver bullet” for various illnesses, but it has some promising applications, scientists say ...

Dr Daniel Amen cited brain scans that prove long-term cannabis smoking can cause issues relating to attention, memory, mood ...

Marijuana is made from the shredded and dried parts of the cannabis plant, including the flowers, seeds, leaves, and stems. It’s also known as pot, weed, hash, and dozens of other names. While many ...

Add another downside of lighting up to the list. The risks of smoking are well documented, from the fact that a single cigarette shortens your life to weed not actually helping anxiety or depression.

SAN DIEGO — A new UC San Diego study strengthens the growing body of evidence that marijuana use impacts adolescent brain development. Researchers observed slower gains in cognitive tests that ...