Effects of ganja use

Marijuana messes with brain areas called the cerebellum and basal ganglia, which regulate balance, posture and reaction time. When these areas are disturbed, the user has a harder time walking and talking correctly, becoming quite clumsy.

It also impacts their ability to drive. This makes it dangerous for someone to properly use the roads and results in increased risk of accidents.

Particularly important for young people to know is the difficulty of sober thinking or problem solving and impairment of memory and learning.

These difficulties can last for as long as six weeks after marijuana use.

Heavy abusers of marijuana were discovered to suffer damage to social life, job or career status and cognitive ability.

Schoolwork and the achievement of goals were also found to deteriorate.

SIMON WRIGHT Chaguanas