The endocannabinoid system has been discovered while researching the effects of cannabis, and since then it has eclipsed every other bodily system in its precedence of maintaining health through numerous discoveries. In fact it wasn't but until recently that anyone understood how cbd, thc, and other cannabiods actually work at the cellular level, as opposed to how alcohol, and many other substances (which affect the opioid receptors in the brain) function and alter the central nervous system. Even with all that, back to the question of "does smoking cannabis damage a developing (or be it a young person's) brain?" There's no evidence of this in my research. What I found is that there might be a small percentage of individuals (about 1 out of 100) who have family history or are affected with schizophrenia who appear to be at risk of smoking heavier. The information about how, or why it affects them differently isn't solid, we might know that smoking weed released more dopamine in a schizophrenic''s brain as opposed to one without the disorder, but it doesn't explain anything either way. To me then the answer is no, no it doesn't damage the brain, even in their definition of damage. This non issue of whether it damages the brain or not has no precedence over the very real issue of delegating powers of extortion, kidnapping and murder onto psychopathic controllers, about the only thing which matters in my eyes.
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Have you specifically reviewed the studies behind the notion that cannabis can damage a young person's brain and found some problem in them, or some reason they might be misleading?
Awesome, thanks for the info! That study jives well with my own observations: people who drive high may be slightly impaired, but they're usually aware of it and much more risk-averse than usual. They never seem unsafe to me.
Oh, without a doubt, the double-standard is so blatantly obvious, it's a joke that forgot to be funny. Alcohol is known to damage the brain, but even that we now know is fixable if you're taking proper care of yourself.
Even so, when I tell friends and family that weed isn't bad, I do have to caveat that with "but think of the children" with current information. The more I dig into that, though, the less I find to substantiate even that special case.
Of course, delegating the right to determine my own risk profile is off the table. No one has a right to tell me what I can and can't put in my body, and I'm not going to give that right to them. Nevertheless, it's valuable to know what the real data and risks are.
For example, lemon essential oil is great for a lot of things, including mood lifting, anti-depressant, antibacterial, etc. but it may not be a great idea to put it on topically before going into the sun as it exacerbates sunburns. Knowing that is valuable in deciding whether I'm gonna use it or not. :)