High-potency cannabis use leaves a distinct mark on DNA – new research

By Marta Di Forti, Clinician Scientist MRC Research Fellow, King's College London
Emma Dempster, Senior Lecturer, Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Exeter

Cannabis is one of the most commonly used drugs in the world. Yet there’s still much we don’t know about it and what effects it has on the brain – including why cannabis triggers psychosis in some people who use the drug. But our recent study has just brought us closer to understanding the biological impact of high-potency cannabis use.

Published in the journal Molecular…

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