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Yes, but on a minor scale. It's not enough to do serious damage. Unless smoked regularly.

sweetheart i smoke everyday at least twice and i can still count to ten WITHOUT using my fingers! u don't kill brain cells no matter how much u smoke...trust me!

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Technically none. You place a layer of protection around the cell, in essence rendering it useless until the effect wears off. Hence the term "dope". The cells wake back up after the protection wears off. Usually around 3-5 days after you stop.

My source: 8 years of medical school, and a minor in chemical dependencies

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Killing brain cells is not a pre-requisite for getting `high.' Marijuana contains a chemical which substitutes for a natural brain chemical, with a few differences. This chemical touches special `buttons' on brain cells called `receptors.' Essentially, marijuana `tickles' brain cells.

The legal drug alcohol also tickles brain cells, but it will damage and kill them by producing toxins (poisons) and sometimes mini-seizures. Also, some drugs will wear out the buttons which they push, but marijuana does not.

Scientific studies have proven that marijuana can actually protect brain cells.

http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/references/journal/1996_fishman_lancet_1/1996_fishman_lancet_1_text.shtml

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,172194,00.html

http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/

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None. It offers neuroprotection, meaning it protects nerves and brain cells. There is also some evidence that it may facilitate brain cell development. The US DHS confirms the scientific research that marijuana can be used as a neuroprotectant and antioxidant, it hold the patent to these uses patent no. 6630507

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None. No correlation has been found between marijuana use and brain damage. It's generally assumed that weed makes you stupider simply because those who are high all the time generally act slower, but that's simply because when you're high all the time, you're obviously still feeling the effects of the drug. Get at them in a day or two of being sober and see what they act like then.

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THC doesn't kill brain cells, instead it surrounds them with kind of like a plastic wrap for a while until you quit smoking long enough for it to disperse

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It doesn't kill brain cells.

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