straightloco

Thanks to all of you so far who have been helping answer my question. All you answers are appreciated and please anyone who has any more input, i would like to hear what you have to say.

Before you read my question, please know that I really only want answers from scientists, doctors, OR people who are experts or have extensivly researched the subject. I'm NOT looking for answers from baised people. This includes anti-drug activists that don't think anyone should smoke marjuana, and also includes people who overly advocate marijuana, worshipping it and refusing to beleive that any adverse effects can come from it. -- MY QUESTION: My question is, can the use of marjuana have any permanent effects on the mind? This includes, loss of memories that happened while NOT high (childhood memories, etc.). Or maybe damaging your ability to remember memories that are created years after the user quits? Or maybe loss of brain cells? If so, can proof be provided? I read a long article about marijuana's effects on the brain cells, and I forget exactly what it said, plus it was very complicated, but i think it said that something in marijuana will kill the cells, but another thing (i forget if it's in marijuana or your brain) will prevent the cell from dying. So if marjuana causes any permanent changes, losses, or damages to the human mind, I'd like to be informed. -- The reason that I'm asking this, to give you a little background info-- I'm an occasional marijuana smoker/eater, and when I started, I was soming about once a week, then eventually once a month, and currently I haven't smoked or eaten (brownies, oil, etc) marijuana in atleast 5 months. But when I DO consume marijuana, I always try to get as high as I can, and sometimes hallucinate, because I usually comsume very potent sativa strains, which are more psychedelic. I get so high that my mind feelz hazy weeks after. My older cousin used to be a bigtime pothead, but he tries not to smoke so much now, and tells me not to, and says that he thinks it will damage my brain. I value my mind very much, and want to make sure that I don't change it with drugs. But I LOVE to get high so will it really do anything bad if induldge just once a month? Thanks in advance to anyone who answers my question. I will apprieciate it very much.