Table 3.
Episodic memory and executive functioning in dependent cannabis, non-dependent cannabis, and control groups.
| Dependent cannabis users (n = 18) |
Non-dependent cannabis users (n = 18) |
Controls (n = 18) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
| Episodic memory | |||
| Story recall—immediate | 7.3 (2.5) | 7.5 (2.7) | 8.9 (3.1) |
| Story recall—delayed | 6.5 (2.2) | 6.3 (2.4) | 7.6 (3.2) |
| Executive functioning | |||
| Phonemic fluency—letter | 14.8 (5.8) | 12.0 (3.7) | 15.1 (4.5) |
| Category fluency—“vegetables” | 15.6 (5.1) | 13.6 (4.6) | 15.9 (4.6) |
| Category fluency—“alcohol” | 20.5 (7.6) | 19.3 (4.9) | 21.7 (8.8) |
| Category fluency—“cannabis” | 20.8 (7.8) | 21.3 (7.7) | – |