Researchers defend criticism of cannabis findings

[OZ Stoners]

New Zealand researchers are hitting back at a Norwegian doctor who's questioning their finding that heavy cannabis use during the teenage years is responsible for lower IQ.

 

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[VOSTOK]

maybe a link here: Link between pot smoking and IQ drop challenged

 

http://news.yahoo.com/between-pot-smoking-iq-drop-challenged-205231682.html

 

Marijuana permanently lowers IQ by several points in adolescents, according to research published

[Cerberus]

wow, just like everything else, mention weed and all of a sudden that must be what your problem is.

 

What a bunch of idiots

 

 

Except for this guy:

 

Ole Rogeberg of the Ragnar Frisch Center for Economic Research in Oslo, says the IQ trend might have nothing to do with pot. Rather, it may have emerged from differences among the study participants in socioeconomic status, or SES, which involves factors like income, education and occupation, he says.

 

Give this guy a medal 'cos he's the only one making sense

[VOSTOK]

Never trust a 'poor' university

[Cerberus]

Never trust a 'poor' university

 

, I didn't want to sound like a kiwi hater but as soon as I saw the study was done over there, my respect for this IQ study dropped significantly