Regular doses of cannabis inflict permanent damage on the brain’s reward system that could make young brains dependent, a new study has found.
As marijuana legalization sweeps the United States, proponents insist there is no evidence that the drug is addictive.
However, this new research by Brigham Young University suggests there is still much we do not know about how different properties of the drug impact the brain.
A study published today found THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana, triggered cellular-level changes in the reward center of teenage mice, which made them dependent on the drug.
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