effects for marijuana

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effects for marijuana

medical marijuana companies canada stock  has a negative impact on fertility as well. Men who smoke marijuana regularly demonstrate lower sperm count, which can contribute to difficulty conceiving a child. Smoking marijuana during pregnancy has been linked to low birth weight, and problems with attention, memory, and problem solving in the child. According to a 2017 poll conducted by Marist College and Yahoo News, more than half of American adults have tried marijuana at least once in their lives, and nearly 55 million of them, or 22 percent, say they use it currently. Close to 35 million are what the survey calls "regular users," people who say they use marijuana at least once or twice a month. There is considerable evidence, reviewed by Hall et al (Reference Hall, Solowij and Lemon1994), that performance in heavy, chronic cannabis users remains impaired even when they are not actually intoxicated. These impairments, especially of attention, memory and ability to process complex information, can last for many weeks, months or even years after cessation of cannabis use (Reference SolowijSolowij, 1998). Whether or not there is permanent cognitive impairment in heavy long-term users is not clear.