Marihuana and temporal disintegration

Science. 1970 May 29;168(3935):1118-20. doi: 10.1126/science.168.3935.1118.

Abstract

High oral doses of marihuana extract, calibrated for content of 1 (-)-Delta(1)-tetrahydrocannabinol, significantly impaired the serial coordination of cognitive operations during a task that required sequential adjustments in reaching a goal. This disintegration of sequential thought is related to impaired immediate memory.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cannabis / pharmacology*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Memory / drug effects*
  • Placebos
  • Time Perception / drug effects*

Substances

  • Placebos