] "People who smoked unusually large amounts of marijuana ] performed worse on tests of mental function than their ] peers who smoked less pot, even after a 30-day abstinence ] period, according to a new report. ] ] Heavy users performed worse on 69% of the 35 tasks than ] light users, though their performances were not ] "clinically abnormal," the researchers found. The 22 ] participants were admitted to hospital during the course ] of the study and submitted to random urine tests to ] ensure they remained abstinent." |