The bottom line is this: The âhempâ proposed as an alternate farm crop is marijuana, the same stuff that is illegal and psychoactive. From a forensic perspective, the problems of legalizing âhempâ while continuing to outlaw âmarijuanaâ would be significant. You would in essence be legalizing marijuana.
Inhaling any kind of smoke or imbibing toxic chemicals begins to kill brain cells. But at the same time, the brain can rewire itself to use up some of the 90% humans don't use.
Each time we learn something new, our brain cells break their DNA, creating damage that the neurons must immediately repair, according to Li-Huei Tsai, the Picower Professor of Neuroscience and director of the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT. This process is essential to learning and memory.