Does smoking weed make you have short term memory loss??

Question

My boyfriend has been smoking again recently..I'm not fully okay with it but he's a grown up and he can decide that himself. It worries me that he smokes and drives, he changes a lot and I just cannot trust him doing something like that. He gets distracted so easily and forgets things a lot, it's really making me feel bad :/ weed is taking over and it's not making room for me. He asked me the same thing for three days straight, multiple times a day...this has ever happened before and I'm worried.
We already made a compromise (he smokes a lot a day) and he promised that he won't do anything reckless and that he will smoke half of what he does now and then decrease it to a certain point. 
It's just that..right now things aren't really okay and I feel sad. Is this a common symptom ?

Answer

I can tell you right now that I’m totally for weed, it has so many benefits and after smoking for 6 years straight, all day every day, it has helped me in so many ways. However, I’m not naive to the side effects.  Short term memory issues are a big side effect.  You’re simply just not as sharp when you’re a constant smoker and those who try to deny that; well they’re clearly in denial. 
For me, personally, the somewhat negative side effects will never outweigh the positive aspects, but to say that weed is some magical drug and there’s no side effects is somebody with not a lot of experience.   
I’ve been sober for almost a full year now, only because the hubby and I have been trying for kids and we both think it’s better to break the habit now, but even after the first month of being weed free, I’ve noticed so many changes in myself.  My depression and anxiety has corrected itself in a drastic way, my over eating is no longer an issue, I feel soooo much sharper in my thinking and way more motivated to do the things in life that will push me forward... and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my life being sober.  
Some days I miss being able to sit back, hit the bong, and just laugh about life. I’ll never ever be against weed, but I’m never going to deny the side effects.

Answer

I guess I’ve never met anyone intelligent that smokes a lot of weed 🤷‍♀️

Answer

lol I'm 23 & a RN & smoke daily. my bf does too and he has a bomb ass job too. no our jobs don't random drug test. yes, it is legal in my state. no, I don't go to work high. but in our free time we smoke. I think the memory loss depends on the person. I don't have any problems with memory loss. & I've smoked daily since I was 15. not all weed smokers are lazy, forgetful idiots..

Answer

That is extreme though. My short term memory loss was like, I'd forget where I put something every damn time I put it down. Or I'd ask a question I've already asked once, but the second time I asked it I was like "I already asked that and got the answer, my bad" 
I quit because I feel like it out of nowhere started making my depression a lot worse. When I quit, the memory loss stopped and my depression got better. He needs to slow the hell down. 
And I really think it depends on the person, I know people who have smoked for well over a decade and aren't ditzy or forgetful.  
As someone who has smoked and smoked for a long time, I don't understand why it is so hard for people to quit or at least cut back. I just stopped and didn't really think about it. I didn't like it anymore. 
But during the time I was smoking heavily, if someone I cared about asked me to slow down I wouldn't have hesitated. It wasn't a big deal.

Answer

Only when ur high it  can mess with ur brain a little bit gnna lie lol but some people are able to do many things while high while others can't just depends on the person cuz when I would smoke I would just have to chill if I started doing a bunch of stuff I couldn't enjoy it

Answer

my bf smoked for 9-10 years and he has great memory. he's honestly smarter than me. I think it just depends on the person

Does smoking weed make you have short term memory loss??

The Top Baby Tracker App: Embrace New Beginnings with Tender Care

The Top Fertility Tracker App: Your Path to Achieving Pregnancy

The Top Pregnancy App: Nurturing Your Journey to Motherhood

The Top Period Tracker for Empowering Your Menstrual Health Journey