NOT 'Just Weed': Four Times More Dangerous in Three Decades

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NOT 'Just Weed': Four Times More Dangerous in Three Decades

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"It's just weed." 

Spend enough time at parties and you will probably hear this phrase used in instances of peer pressure to use marijuana. But what this reassurance does not convey is that cannabis is four times as potent today as it was just three decades ago.

Marijuana, especially when it contains more THC, is a risk factor for psychosis and schizophrenia, stunts brain growth, sometimes includes lead and mercury, and can alter male sperm DNA linked to autism.

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