Adolescents are more sensitive than adults to acute behavioral and cognitive effects of THC.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology June 1, 2022 Conor H. Murray, Zhengyi Huang, Royce Lee et al.
Increased cannabis availability has contributed to increased use with concomitant incidence of adverse effects. One risk factor for adverse drug reactions may be age. There is preclinical evidence that acute effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary active constituent of cannabis, are greater during adolescence, but this has not been fully studied in humans. The present study...