How does pot affect the teenage brain?

With legal marijuana coming down the pipe, how much do we know about whether it’s harmful to developing teenage brains?
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50 Comments

  1. Pablo Daniel Cruz on April 15, 2019 at 9:28 pm

    A grams a day is not a lot 😭



  2. timluns on April 15, 2019 at 9:30 pm

    How about looking into all the pharmacological drugs being prescribed…my bet is those are the drugs doing the major damage



  3. Radomir Yusufov on April 15, 2019 at 9:30 pm

    I bet everyone who says marijuana isn’t harmful is working for drug dealers’ agenda



  4. Void Monkey on April 15, 2019 at 9:31 pm

    If you *smoke* it, it is unhealthy. But if developing brains weren’t possibly affected by smoking marijuana then we wouldn’t be asking this question would we?



  5. Nick Tanner on April 15, 2019 at 9:32 pm

    11:53 his name is Chris Brown



  6. Kierra on April 15, 2019 at 9:32 pm

    And I’m still gonna smoke .



  7. sal on April 15, 2019 at 9:33 pm

    I’m 14 I do well in school have good grades and can concentrate etc I use it in moderation like once a week and I don’t feel it has any negative affects on me.however I’m aware of marijuana addiction and the dangers



  8. Dougie Mcdonald on April 15, 2019 at 9:33 pm

    2:50 You forgot Elon musk



  9. Olly on April 15, 2019 at 9:33 pm

    I’m 14 started half a year ago been smoking bud everday since and I feel better than ever tbh



  10. Cheez Whizz And Milk on April 15, 2019 at 9:34 pm

    I’m only 15, I’m very open to trying it. I want to try it, not right now, but maybe in a year or two. It helps with anxiety, which I have A LOT of. Just because it affects some people badly, doesn’t mean it affects everyone badly. Everyone’s brain development is different. My whole family smokes weed. And my whole family has great careers. My mom is a phlebotomist, my uncle is a truck driver, my aunt is a hair stylist for very important people. From what I’ve experienced, it doesn’t do any harm.



  11. yeet yeet on April 15, 2019 at 9:36 pm

    I wanna go there lmao



  12. Wlodimir Wladomir on April 15, 2019 at 9:37 pm

    Crackheads



  13. Dystopia JustAGhost on April 15, 2019 at 9:37 pm

    Anyone wanna tell me their opinion of an age limit? I don’t think 13/14 is such a great idea to start but uh.. wHOoPs



  14. Devan Garcia on April 15, 2019 at 9:37 pm

    An yes it made me a better person trust me



  15. Cujo19760210 on April 15, 2019 at 9:40 pm

    A bunch of leftards!!



  16. Mason Corey on April 15, 2019 at 9:41 pm

    Golfer dude speaks the truth



  17. Momzilla on April 15, 2019 at 9:42 pm

    3 grams a day? Wow, now that’s a real Pot Head!



  18. Mr Entertainment Chef poopy talk on April 15, 2019 at 9:43 pm

    That’s worse than anything wow no wonder America is going to the trash



  19. RastaRyaNurse on April 15, 2019 at 9:44 pm

    Cannabis has helped me with my depression,add,appetite. If it wasn’t for cannabis id probably not be alive or be in college getting my nursing degree.



  20. XxBrandonxX13 on April 15, 2019 at 9:46 pm

    I’m 13 and smoke weed



  21. Tim Gann on April 15, 2019 at 9:47 pm

    Actually pot makes your brain function 10x more.. you have cannabis naturally in your brian called canabinoids cepters which is linked to creativity etc etc etc so when you smoke pot it just boosts your resepters and makes you mode cognitive lmao



  22. MikeInsightsTV on April 15, 2019 at 9:48 pm

    Weed is great end of story 🍁



  23. Elijah Johnson on April 15, 2019 at 9:49 pm

    Sir it is completely false that the IQ does not drop.



  24. PAD vlogs on April 15, 2019 at 9:50 pm

    Seth Rogen be be smoking errday



  25. Tru Dawg on April 15, 2019 at 9:53 pm

    3 gs a day woah



  26. Incentric on April 15, 2019 at 9:55 pm

    One time I was super stressed about finals, to the point of suicide I smoked and completely cleared my mind, like gave it a massage and aced all my finals. That alone made my final decision about marijuana



  27. Navin Rajkumar on April 15, 2019 at 9:56 pm

    This far more better then alcohol and cigarette



  28. _ _ on April 15, 2019 at 9:56 pm

    Gen Z Will Make People See Weed As Coffee You Cant Stop What The Population Agrees On🤘



  29. Logan Teather on April 15, 2019 at 9:57 pm

    Smoking it once in a while wont do anything to you.



  30. Dr.Nug710 on April 15, 2019 at 9:58 pm

    The answer to the question? It effects me very nicely



  31. Il3gg 14 on April 15, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    Weed didn’t ruin your carrier U just suck at golf



  32. ally idk on April 15, 2019 at 10:01 pm

    I smoke and I’m 15 , I don’t smoke like everyday but I will say I like to get high and I kind of am dependent on it. I think I am gonna take a break from it for a few months then do some more during summer. Being high at school is NOT ok and you should NOT do it. Especially if you want to learn. Also don’t smoke if youre trying to get away from your problems, you should only get high with your friends or something. But if you have anxiety and stress, try sports like running and stuff, exercise helps and you can remain sober.



  33. Chris p on April 15, 2019 at 10:01 pm

    Just because thc is present in your brain during development doesn’t mean it’s doing harm. Truth is that the thc being in your brain probably helps you



  34. king cs on April 15, 2019 at 10:01 pm

    7:04 little do you know he is a paid actor



  35. Brandon S on April 15, 2019 at 10:04 pm

    When I smoke weed the next day I’m so productive it’s awesome like I’ll clean my whole house just because I feel so energized



  36. Lone_ Platypus on April 15, 2019 at 10:06 pm

    these people dont know how to smoke a blunt they dont even cloud they just pull and smoke out🤣



  37. jesus molina on April 15, 2019 at 10:09 pm

    Con la marihuana no vives tu vida real, solo es un parche que haga que sobrelleves tus problemas o tus carencias en tu vida. Es gente debil incapaz de pensar por si misma.



  38. Adam israel on April 15, 2019 at 10:10 pm

    So, marijuana causes more dopamine. (Dopamine is part of the brain that controls feeling, hunger, pain..) it doesn’t cause more dopamine forever, only while you are high. And that pretty much means that it only affects the brain while high but no permanent affects.



  39. Trink on April 15, 2019 at 10:11 pm

    no one in this video can roll



  40. Nelson Galvez on April 15, 2019 at 10:13 pm

    I’ve been around weed smokers my whole life. I’ve tried but never got hooked. I know some successful people but the grand majority are unsuccessful and disorganized. Very rare to meet a smoker that can focus on a task without deviating. Definitely think it has a negative affect.



  41. Jason DeFelice on April 15, 2019 at 10:15 pm

    These kids are clueless… it’s not going to make you dumb, but you’re constantly giving your brain an artificial dopamine release. You’re meant to release dopamine from natural things like seeing the sunrise or achieving something. These kids think they’re okay, but they would be far better off without pot



  42. Jackson Bell on April 15, 2019 at 10:15 pm

    "Here we go." lol.



  43. Rhett Brady on April 15, 2019 at 10:16 pm

    I knew it could help you



  44. NiggerFaggot on April 15, 2019 at 10:20 pm

    I have never in my life seen a weed smoker become successful just saying



  45. Checkerzzz gaming Hi on April 15, 2019 at 10:21 pm

    Kids should not smoke weed sad parents who allow this say no to drugs and cigarette s kids



  46. king cs on April 15, 2019 at 10:22 pm

    11:14 paid actor too lmao



  47. Edward Wright on April 15, 2019 at 10:23 pm

    The point about it harming kids. You assume that our current education system works fine. Maybe they see the problems with it and find it wasteful to learn what they are told to and the way its taught. I would want to waste my time with something that doesnt work for me the reason why I bring up about our educational system is,when you do research on the effects of marijuana using a system that isn’t for everyone to base the effects of it. You will get the results that are bias or wrong. Last,this video never talks about why marijuana was made illegal in the 1st place. If you do your own research,you will find out it was for political and financial gain. It had nothing to do with it being dangerous. How many people have died from marijuana? Zero! Ever! Now I wont say it’s for everyone,it comes to the individual and what type of strain of marijuana you use. Marijuana is not like 1 pill for everyone.



  48. TUDOR STB on April 15, 2019 at 10:24 pm

    18 years and let’s say you smoke once a month dose it affect your brain? I know if you are under 18 and you smoke a lot affect your cortex, or some part of your brain, but I don’t know exactly how much



  49. Winter Wade on April 15, 2019 at 10:26 pm

    watching this high nd im not a delinquent nor do i act mf crazy 🙄🤨



  50. ci rob on April 15, 2019 at 10:27 pm

    Bullshit , you can stop smoking weed anytime you want , the guy that said it’s ruined him has no will power or control and doesn’t really want to give it up, cigarettes and alcahol are far more addictive than weed ,