When one is smoking, one question seems to come up in their head over and over again. Does smoking weed kill brain cells? While it is an age old question, the verdict is still out as to the exact answer. While it was recently believed that weed indeed did kill brain cells, some new studies show that this may not be the case as previously thought. Even though weed is the second most widely used recreational drug worldwide, there are certainly many reasons one might want to stay away. Some of these reasons include short term memory loss, loss of basic motor skills, heart palpitations, and extreme laziness. But apart from these side effects, there is little to fear from the plant. Marijuana grows in the ground naturally which is more than can be said for other harder drugs today. Old Government Studies First and foremost, it is important to note that many other recreational drugs have also been proven to cause brain damage. Even substances that are widely accepted like alcohol can cause such damage. There were a series of studies done on monkeys many years ago upon which lots of people base their ideas of weed killing brain cells. These studies have since been debunked and most governmentofficials now admit that smoking weed will not cause the death of brain cells. While this isn’t to say that weed...