The team included 80 people who were over 21 and did not develop any past adverse reactions because of cannabis consumption. None of the participants were under laboratory observation, and also the researchers did not handle Cannabis themselves. They all were divided into four groups:
‘Popularly used cannabis products contain more than 90% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the principal psychoactive component of Cannabis. These products can cause memory issues among their users.’
Two groups that used cannabis flowers with more than 20% THC – One with cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive component of Cannabis, and the other with no CBD content
Third group – Vaped cannabis with more than 60% THC along with CBD
Fourth group – Did not use Cannabis
The researchers observed participants over Zoom videoconferencing and conducted some tests of everyday life memory and decision-making. After analyzing the data acquired through the tests, the team found that usage of high-potency cannabis flowers both with or without CBD and cannabis concentrates was associated with memory impairments. Interestingly, none of them had any kind of negative impact on the decision-making abilities of the study participants.
On speaking about the importance of the study, Carrie Cuttler, WSU psychologist and lead researcher of the current study, noted, “There’s been a lot of speculation that these really high-potency cannabis concentrates might magnify detrimental consequences, but there’s been almost zero research on cannabis concentrates which are freely available for people to use. I want to see way more research before we come to any general conclusion, but it is encouraging to see that the concentrates didn’t increase harms.”
Source: Medindia
