Even with marijuana being used for medical purposes, people cannot seem to store new information the same as when not under the influence. There is a consistent interference of memory processing. People have a difficult time forming new memories while under the influence, but not a big problem remembering the older memories.
This is fairly similar to folks with a significant past alcohol abuse. These individuals may result in the same problem, with no issues remembering events from long ago. These may include growing up, memories from significant life events. However, the ability to form new memories and be really good with short term memory is a substantial problem.
Those who read a story and also listen to the same story after having smoking marijuana have trouble remembering the story’s details well. This happens on a consistent basis. Does smoking marijuana have residual issues with cognitive ability? The answer is yes, with marijuana having cognitive ability and memory issues for upwards of forty eight hours after smoking.
As a result, it would be a poor idea to operate extremely heavy machinery or take an important test within this 24-48 hour timeframe.
Studies have compared heavy users versus light marijuana users. Those who smoke heavily use frequently during the month and light users smoke once a month on average.
With heavy usage, patients maintained less mental flexibility with problem solving and had impaired memory. This problem persisted even into the next day.
A number of studies have shown that long term marijuana smoking may end up in permanent cognitive deficits. This could be clinically relevant but it is not certain since the study numbers may not have reached statistical significance.
There are some reports stating that significant chronic marijuana use may lead to serious psychological disorders such as schizophrenia and delusional behavior. Once again, as with the cognitive deficit theory this has not been definitively proven and will not a large study to figure it out.
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