Weed: A Gateway Drug Across Generations?
A new study suggests that steady marijuana exposure causes brain and behavioral problems not only in the animals exposed, but in their future generations. “Now we know that what you do in your lifetime impacts the next generation more than we thought,” said Yasmin Hurd, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “It’s important for people to think about that as we have these public discussions about marijuana.”
-Dr. Yasmin Hurd, Professor, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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