Everything you need to know about the way cannabis affects your brain

People feel more creative after using cannabis – they aren't

There is no strong evidence that taking cannabis improves our ingenuity, although it does make users feel more creative

Cannabis probably doesn't help you sleep better

Many people take cannabis to help them sleep, but there is little evidence that the drug makes a difference

Cannabis derails train of thought, but may not affect long-term memory

Cannabis interferes with the working memory we use to keep track of what we are doing, but whether the drug causes long-lasting memory impairments is less clear

Time seems to slow down when you're high – why does that happen?

Cannabis does strange things to our sense of time passing, possibly by over-exciting neurons in a brain region that helps regulate our body clock

Cannabis can relieve pain short-term, but we still don't know how

There is some evidence that cannabis is an effective short-term pain-reliever but long-term users may experience more pain

How strong is the link between cannabis and schizophrenia?

Psychiatrist Deepak D’Souza says we are finally beginning to understand the relationship between cannabis use and schizophrenia, including which drug users are most at risk

Vaping vs edibles: How does the way we use cannabis alter its effects?

Edibles, vapes and joints all contain the same psychoactive compounds, but the effects they have on the body vary

Cannabis can harm young brains but may improve learning in older age

There is growing evidence that cannabis use may disrupt adolescent brain development, but in older adults it seems to lead to more neural connections in brain regions associated with memory and learning

Why does weed give you the ‘munchies’? Here's what the science says

There may be several reasons why cannabis encourages people to eat, including the fact that the psychoactive compound in the drug affects the neurons that control hunger