Benefits & Disadvantages | What doctors say
If in the last post we discussed about how cannabis act in our body and when CBD & THC were discovered, today I am going to enlighten you with some benefits and disadvantages of smoking cannabis.
Even if you may not like it, there are some disadvantages, but no worries, no one died from smoking weed.
The benefits
Most of the benefits of cannabis are related to its psychoactive effects. Cannabis is effective against stress, reducing anxiety, increasing the level of euphoria and causing a slight disruption of the environment among users.
Also, cannabis can help people with low weight to eat more because it stimulates appetite. For this reason, marijuana is useful for patients affected by cancer, because stimulation of appetite helps them to maintain a healthy weight, leading to higher survival rates.
Preliminary evidence suggests that marijuana can also be useful for people with Parkinson, Alzheimer and multiple sclerosis.
I am waiting your comments with more advantages that you've experimented by smoking cannabis.
The disadvantages
The biggest disadvantage is the internalization of the NMDA receptor (The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor also known as NMDAR), which can lead to poor retention of memories.
Occasional consumption of marijuana does not affect long-term memory.
Activation of the CB1 receptor results in an increase in activity and blood flow in a region of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) That means that cannabis combined with stimulants, may increase the risk of cardiovascular problems, such as a heart attack.
Frequent consumption of marijuana turns the blood flow stimulation into a blood flow attenuation when the CB1 receptor is internalized.
Very common consumption (5 or more joints each day) may even lead to reduced size of the previously cingulate cortex, which may affect attention and increase the risk of developing a psychosis.
Some effects of cannabis on memory:
Consumption of marijuana causes a temporary reduction in short-term storage capacity. It's the same feeling you have when you look at your watch, and shortly thereafter you no longer remember what time it is. This effect does not cause long-term memory problems.
Those who frequently consume cannabis may suffer a slight cognitive disorder, the so-called brain fog, but this effect disappears after two weeks without causing long-term damage.
Those who consume a lot of cannabis may have difficulty concentrating and learning if their previous cingulate cortex has been affected.
References: MarijuanaBreak, Wikipedia, Descopera.ro.