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Smoke Alarm.

Ingrid Wickelgren

Science September 2023 DOI: 10.1126/science.adk5505 (opens in new tab)

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Key points	Yasmin Hurd warns that cannabis poses dangers for the developing brain as states relax their cannabis laws.

Abstract

As states relax their laws on cannabis, neuroscientist Yasmin Hurd is warning about the drug's dangers for the developing brain.

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