Does weed hinder brain function and growth?

[Patranus]

I know someone who just graduated law school at the top of their class and they smoked an 1/8 (plus) per day...ever day...throughout law school.

(he graduated from one of the best law schools in the country)

 

[AreaCode707]

IIRC, studies so far are inconclusive on whether weed kills brain cells but very conclusive that alcohol does.

Does it hinder brain function? Sure, that's the definition of getting high/drunk.

Is it worse for you long-term than alcohol, in terms of your brain? Alcohol is clearly damaging and weed is less clearly so.

Is it bad for your overall health? I'd imagine anything you smoke is going to be bad for your overall health.

 

[AreaCode707]

I know someone who just graduated law school at the top of their class and they smoked an 1/8 (plus) per day...ever day...throughout law school.

(he graduated from one of the best law schools in the country)

I think he works for my company. And he got in trouble the other day for being high at work.

 

[LumbergTech]

I think he works for my company. And he got in trouble the other day for being high at work.

I don't see how. All you have to do is put in some clear eyes. I guess it makes some people a lot more out of it than others.

 

[Saint Nick]

These threads never cease to amaze me.

 

[AreaCode707]

I don't see how. All you have to do is put in some clear eyes. I guess it makes some people a lot more out of it than others.

He reeked of pot and was totally not focused on the project at hand to the point where he was impeding other people's work. (I was there - a support person came in to help him install software and he kept making inane jokes and giggling about them like crazy rather than answer questions, couldn't enter his password properly, etc.)

I don't smoke so I don't know if he just smoked too much to be functional at work or is simply not good at functioning when normally high, but it was really clear that he'd just toked up.

 

[eits]

answer to question in op:

uh, yeah? i thought this was pretty obvious and apparent. anyways, go google it and research it yourself.

 

[Zargon]

if I recall correclty is slows down synaptic tranmissions in the brain, literally making you slower, and it doesnt go away, ever

I dont have access to all the journals I used to since I am not a student anymore