More gems from the newswire.


http://www.canoe.ca/Canoe/canoechealth.html

Tuesday, Apr. 02, 2002
TORONTO (CP) -- It seems Hollywood isn't wrong when it portrays stoners as, well, dumb.
Heavy marijuana use does seem to drive down the IQ, by an average of four points, researchers from Carleton University report in Tuesday's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The good news? The decline appears to right itself if the dope smoker butts out.

"A negative effect was not observed among subjects who had previously been heavy users but were no longer using the substance," the researchers wrote. "We conclude that marijuana does not have a long-term negative impact on global intelligence."

The issue of whether marijuana use has an impact on IQ is a contentious one. "It's been very controversial," said lead author Peter Fried of Carleton's psychology department.
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Okay, the study's lead author is named... Fried?
Bwaaaaaaahhhhh!

I had to check the date twice to make sure it didn't say April 1.

Fried! Bwaaaaaahhhhhh!

Third day into it, and my blog has suddenly become Weekend Update!

Goodnight and have a pleasant tomorrow.