🧠 Cannabis & Dementia: This Study Forgot Its Gummies

Why blaming cannabis for dementia without context is like blaming Tylenol for broken arms.

High Hopes, Low Data

Sometimes all it takes is a single ER visit to launch a thousand headlines.

This month, JAMA Neurology published a study linking cannabis-related emergency visits with later-life dementia diagnoses. And predictably, it got spun like a Lazy Susan of panic: “Weed causes dementia!” shouted the headlines.

But let’s slow down for a second. Because buried in the fine print—and the ICD-10 codes—is a very different story. If you’ve ever wondered whether cannabis really messes with memory, or whether that ER visit five years ago means your brain is doomed, you’re in the right place.

Let’s walk through what this study actually says (and what it absolutely doesn’t).

Spoiler: It’s not about joints. It’s about judgment.👇