Guess the heads who were passing joints in the freezing cold before class in highschool behind the wall of the Machine Shop weren’t so dumb, after all

Maybe *we’re* dumb. A study done at the University of Saskatchewan turns Cheech & Chong pot wisdom on its head. The rat-lab experiement suggests that an ingredient in grass promotes neuron growth in the region of the brain associated with learning and memory, the hippocamus. The authors conclude that chronic dope-smoking likely boosts memory in humans, too.

And for all of the white-collar addicts out there — forget about black-outs. An even newer study claims moderate alcohol consumption may up your memory, even while it downs your mood. But if you drink to that, don’t have too many. Heavy-duty boozing is still a killer of cognitive capacity.

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