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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Your Brain on New Potent Pot

    New research shows modern, more potent strains of marijuana may be especially bad for young recreational pot users: 16-25 year olds who smoke once or twice a week. Early studies show it can change the developing brain.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 30, 2014 • 1 min read

    New research shows modern, more potent strains of marijuana may be especially bad for young recreational pot users: 16-25 year olds who smoke once or twice a week. Early studies show it can change the developing brain. Scientists are focused on conducting new research since pot has changed so much since the 1990s, when pot only contained 3 or 4 percent of THC, the chemical that gets you high. But now, some varieties can have up to 30 percent of THC. And new research is showing concentrated consumption can be hard on the developing brain.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

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    2 of 5
    The Teenage Brain on Pot, ManServants.Co, and the Toughest Job in TV
    1. 0:00Cracking Down on For-Profit Student Debt
    2. 8:15Your Brain on New Potent PotYou’re reading this
    3. 17:28How Hackers Exploited Video Poker Slots
    4. 26:26Showrunners
    5. 43:11Uber for Manservants
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