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Adolescents who initiate cannabis consumption demonstrate diminished developmental trajectories across multiple cognitive domains, including memory retention, attentional capacity, language skills, and information processing speed, according to recent research. While initial cognitive abilities typically progressed at standard rates, users’ improvements plateaued significantly while their non-using peers continued advancing in these critical areas.
The psychoactive compound THC emerged as the primary agent responsible for the observed cognitive impairments, with memory function showing the most pronounced decline among affected teens. The findings underscore the potential long-term consequences of early cannabis exposure on brain maturation during formative developmental stages.
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