Daily Cannabis Use Alters Body and Mind in 5 Key Ways as Long-Term Research Lags

4 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 27

Five effects stand out in daily cannabis use: disrupted memory and attention, higher dependence risk, mood and mental-health strain, impaired coordination, and possible cardiovascular or respiratory harms.
Long-term evidence remains thin even as daily use becomes more common, leaving researchers with limited data on how sustained exposure affects the brain and body over years.
Supporters still cite benefits for sleep and pain, but the report says those potential gains coexist with risks that can build when use shifts from occasional to habitual.
Monica Romano, who said she began using cannabis at 13 and soon used it daily, illustrates how early experimentation can turn into a long-running pattern before consequences are fully understood.

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