TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Cannabis and the brain
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
A1  - Castle, D. J.
A1  - Ames, F. R.
SP  - 179
EP  - 183
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aim of the paper is to review the effects of Cannabis sativa on the human brain. METHOD: A selective literature review was undertaken. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: Cannabis sativa causes an acute and, with regular heavy ingestion, a subacute encephalopathy. There is no evidence of irreversible cerebral damage resulting from its use, although impairment of information processing might be a long-term consequence of heavy prolonged use. The precise relationship of cannabis to the functional psychoses such as schizophrenia has yet to be clarified.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-8674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -