THC’s Impact on Teenage Brains: Microglial Structural Changes and Schizophrenia Risk

A recent study published in Nature Communications examines how the primary ingredient in marijuana known as delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can potentially have adverse effects on the specialized brain immune cells known as microglia within teenage brains. Microglia helps build synaptic connections during adolescent years and this study holds the potential to help scientists and the public better understand the long-term risks associated with cannabis use, either through smoking or direct consumption of cannabis products.

For the study, the…