A 47-year-old member asked:

does the pituitary gland get damage from chronic marijuana use?

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Dr. Stuart Wasser answered

Addiction Medicine 35 years experience

In a way: Sexual hormone function, regulated by the pitiitary, is disrupted by marijuana. All drugs can disrupt the crh/acth/cortisol system.

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