Oh ok, it gives you a bigger brain ... sort of. And we all know that brain size has nothing to do with smartness. I mean ... look at zuma?
Anyway ... the scientific study that proves i'm smarter than you ... no ... tat proves i'm a mouse ... or perhaps ... ok, i'm just a stoner, but hey :D
Quote from Newscientist
A synthetic chemical similar to the active ingredient in marijuana makes new cells grow in rat brains. What is more, in rats this cell growth appears to be linked with reducing anxiety and depression. The results suggest that marijuana, or its derivatives, could actually be good for the brain.
In mammals, new nerve cells are constantly being produced in a part of the brain called the hippocampus, which is associated with learning, memory, anxiety and depression. Other recreational drugs, such as alcohol, nicotine and cocaine, have been shown to suppress this new growth. Xia Zhang of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada, and colleagues decided to see what effects a synthetic cannabinoid called HU210 had on rats' brains.
They found that giving rats high doses of HU210 twice a day for 10 days increased the rate of nerve cell formation, or neurogenesis, in the hippocampus by about 40%.
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Well to my mind the most noticable result of this experiment is the conclusive evidence that marijuana is dissimilar to alcohol. It's also a much more positive "thing" than popular science admits to. In many ways.
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It's about time they stopped the War on Consciousness.
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