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Cannabis, the Importance of Forgetting text 10/17/10

Pollan discusses some of the cultural effects that marijuana has had and then moves on to what we have learned about the brain through studying cannabis. Particularly, he discusses endogenous cannabinoids and the role they play in forgetting, noting that the ability to forget is a mental operation that is almost as important as the ability to remember.

Study: Marijuana Eases Traumatic Memories

Pot Blocks Painful Memories, Study Says

Pot-Like Chemical Helps Beat Fear



Brain structure differs in liberals, conservatives: study
Liberals have more gray matter in a part of the brain associated with understanding complexity, while the conservative brain is bigger in the section related to processing fear, said the study on Thursday in Current Biology.

FDA Approves New PTSD Study with Medical Marijuana

Ganja 4 PTSD & Depression

Toke-A-Day May Keep Old Memory Functioning 11/20/08

Benefits of Marijuana: Acute radiation syndrome

Ganja 4 Banned Nerve Gas Used on Yemeni Protesters

Seeking Rest From the Terrors, New York Pops Pills 01/05/02

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