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⚡️🎙️ NEW - Marijuana contributes to Brain Damage: “It’s a Weapon of Mass Destruction,” Says Dr. Daniel Amen
Dr. Daniel Amen, a psychiatrist and brain-imaging specialist, warns that marijuana use causes visible damage on brain scans, which he describes as producing a “toxic-looking brain.”
He specifically highlights the cerebellum — the area at the back-bottom of the brain that contains about 50% of the brain’s total neurons despite taking up only 10% of its volume.
➥ Just as heavy alcohol use is notoriously toxic to the cerebellum, Dr. Amen states that marijuana is similarly damaging to this region.
➥ The cerebellum was once thought to be mainly responsible for physical coordination and balance.
➥ Modern research shows it also plays a critical role in thought coordination — how quickly and efficiently you process, integrate, and retrieve information.
Because marijuana impairs cerebellar function, it literally slows down your thinking — making mental processing less sharp, less fluid, and slower overall.
In Dr. Amen’s words, marijuana acts like a “weapon of mass destruction” to the brain.
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