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Cuartas Arias, J. M. (2015). Cannabis: challenges between legislation and cognitive competence. International Journal of Psychological Research, 8(1), 8–9. https://doi.org/10.21500/20112084.652
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Abstract
Marihuana (Cannabis) is the most consumed illicit drug worldwide. By 2013, 180,6 million people, that is 3.9 % of the world population consumed the substance, within a wide range of age (15 to 64 years old). In Colombia, it has been estimated that 1 of every 3 students has tried marihuana in their life. Additionally, the reported data by 2012 informed that the prevail of 15,2% placed the country in the highest position of cannabis consumption among Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia, let along the ease of access to the product: 63% of students have declared no having difficulties to obtain marihuana (PRADICAN 2013).
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Battistella, G., et al. (2014), Long-term effects of cannabis on brain structure. Neuropsychopharmacology:Official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 39(9):2041-8.
Behan, B., et al.(2014), Response inhibition and elevated parietal-cerebellar correlations in chronic adolescent cannabis users. Neuropharmacology 84:131-7.
Bosker, W. M., et al. (2013), Psychomotor function in chronic daily Cannabis smokers during sustained abstinence. PloS one 8(1):e53127.
Cousijn, J., et al. (2014), Effect of baseline cannabis use and working-memory network function on changes in cannabis use in heavy cannabis users: a prospective fMRI study. Human brain mapping 35(5):2470-82.
Crean, R. D., N. A. Crane, and B. J. Mason (2011), An evidence based review of acute and long-term effects of cannabis use on executive cognitive functions. Journal of addiction medicine 5(1):1-8.
Fontes, M. A., et al. (2011), Cannabis use before age 15 and subsequent executive functioning. The British journal of psychiatry : The journal of mental science 198(6):442-7.
Grant, J. E., et al. (2012), Neuropsychological deficits associated with cannabis use in young adults. Drug and alcohol dependence 121(1-2):159-62.
Hindocha, C., et al.(2014), Emotional processing deficits in chronic cannabis use: a replication and extension. Journal of psychopharmacology 28(5):466-71.
J, R. Ab, et al. (2014), Cognitive mechanisms in risky decision-making in cannabis users. Adicciones 26(2):146-58.
PRADICAN (2013), II Estudio Epidemiológico Andino sobre Consumo de Drogas en la Población Universitaria Informe Regional, 2012.
Schwope, D. M., et al. (2012), Psychomotor performance, subjective and physiological effects and whole blood Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol concentrations in heavy, chronic cannabis smokers following acute smoked cannabis. Journal of analytical toxicology 36(6):405-12.
Thames, A. D., N. Arbid, and P. Sayegh (2014), Cannabis use and neurocognitive functioning in a non-clinical sample of users. Addictive behaviors 39(5):994-9.
Trezza, V., and P. Campolongo (2013), The endocannabinoid system as a possible target to treat both the cognitive and emotional features of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 7:1.
Trezza, V., et al. (2012), Altering endocannabinoid neurotransmission at critical developmental ages: impact on rodent emotionality and cognitive performance. Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 6:2.
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