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How does smoking marijuana affect academic performance? Two researchers explain how it can alter more than just moods

  • Written by Jason R. Kilmer, Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
How does smoking marijuana affect academic performance? Two researchers explain how it can alter more than just moodsMarijuana use among college students during the pandemic reached record highs, data show.wildpixel via Getty Images

In a trend that coincided with the pandemic, marijuana use among college students in 2020 reached levels not seen since the 1980s. That’s according to the latest research from Monitoring the Future – an annual survey that...

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