{"id":11445,"date":"2026-02-15T15:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T04:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/?p=11445"},"modified":"2026-02-15T15:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T04:42:19","slug":"cannabis-messes-with-your-genes-in-ways-you-dont-realise-abstinence-is-best-policy-practice-drr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/cannabis-messes-with-your-genes-in-ways-you-dont-realise-abstinence-is-best-policy-practice-drr\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis Messes with Your \u2018Genes\u2019 in Ways You Don\u2019t Realise: Abstinence is Best Policy Practice (DRR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11445\" class=\"elementor elementor-11445\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfd2bef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dfd2bef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c34981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78c34981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Excerpt:<\/b> Marijuana&#8217;s primary psychoactive compound, \u03949-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), drives persistent epigenetic changes that undermine neuroplasticity and reward system integrity, with cannabidiol (CBD) offering limited mitigation upon repeated exposure. 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