Cannabis and the Teenage Brain

From the time your child is born, you create enriching opportunities where your child can explore, learn, develop new skills, create, and thrive. You see your child develop and change in extraordinary ways. You know their developing brain continues to mature as a teen. In fact, during the teen years, your child’s brain goes through dramatic changes, second only to the first three years of life!^1 During this stage, from approximately 12 years old until the brain is fully developed in the mid-20s, substance use can significantly harm the brain.^1 Using cannabis in the teen years may result in negative changes to brain development and function. Let’s explore: ●      the consequences of cannabis use during the teen years,●      the impact of cannabis on the developing teen brain, and ●      your role in preventing or delaying the use of cannabis.