New study links pot use to lower IQ and reduced brain size

[Indy]

No Philly it's because you and the other Mean Girls turn every thread into one about me. Get back on the topic.

[Philly]

[Indy]

[Philly]

Oh so when you say "the topic" you don't mean the article linked in the OP, but rather some other article you've linked. That article is now "the topic" because you are in charge of the thread.

[nordictruce]

IF we made things illegal because they made you dumber reality TV would be illegal

[Indy]

[Philly]

The topic is the study in the OP.

As Saz pointed out, 5 points is not that much. If I scored 126 on a standard IQ test, I would be considered High IQ. But if marijuana had fried my brains so I instead scored a 121, I would still be considered high IQ. Now let's say that since I had off work today I inexplicably chose to watch an hour of daytime espn before taking the test, so I scored a 115 instead. Still high IQ. So this shouldn't be read as "pot smokers are dumb" or "pot makes you dumb".

The study could very well be technically accurate but may show correlation rather causation. Until you adjust for demographic figures of marijuana users. What's the average age? Socioeconomic status? Education level? And how do these compare to the population as a whole for IQ?

[Mr. Shaman]

[Mr. Shaman]

[spacemonkey]

No big deal. In the future a different study will probably give different results. Another who cares moment = look at the screwed up world the so called "educated elite" managed to create.