A team of Canadian researchers has found that teenagers, who begin smoking pot as early as 15 or younger, may suffer long-term cognitive impairment, memory loss, physical illnesses and respiratory diseases.
The findings, published in the journal Health, show that young users, who smoked pot, reported the most impact to their physical and mental health and those who did not smoke until age 21, are unlikely to develop a lifelong habit, or barely smoke pot at all.
“The task force outlines these benefits to take marijuana out of criminal hands, to tax it, to make sure that product quality is preserved,” said lead author Dr James McIntosh.
“We need to start collecting data on it to see what the effects are on people of all ages,” McIntosh added reports ANI .
