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Getting high on cannabis makes people vulnerable to ‘false memories’

New research from our group, published in PNAS: In a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study, we show that cannabis increased false memory rates using different false memory methods. The findings have significant legal implications. Read coverage of the publication from Live Science: https://www.livescience.com/cannabis-use-linked-to-false-memories.html

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Even Low Doses of Synthetic Cannabinoids Can Impair Cognitive Performance

New Rochelle, NY, March 19, 2019—A new study shows that inhaled doses of as little as 2 mg of the synthetic cannabinoid JWH-018 can significantly impair critical thinking and memory, slow reaction times, and increase confusion and dissociation. The results of this placebo controlled, cross-over study are published in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, a peer-reviewed… Continue reading Even Low Doses of Synthetic Cannabinoids Can Impair Cognitive Performance