From: Your Brain on Weed: What Cannabis Actually Does Inside Your Head

Are you protecting your memory notepad?

Because THC pauses your brain's ability to make new memories, trying to study or learn new skills while using cannabis is incredibly difficult. It is like trying to write on a wet piece of paper.

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Keep study time and relaxation time completely separate to give your brain's memory center the best chance to do its job.

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Cannabis triggers your brain's reward center, releasing dopamine.

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Cannabis temporarily disrupts your brain's notepad, making you forgetful.

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THC mimics a natural brain chemical to hijack your brain's communication system.

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Your Brain on Weed: What Cannabis Actually Does Inside Your Head

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