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Incorrect The study the NBC article concluded;

Conclusions:

“Beyond the role of cognition in vulnerability to substance use, the concurrent and lasting effects of adolescent cannabis use can be observed on important cognitive functions and appear to be more pronounced than those observed for alcohol”.

That study can be found at this URL; https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18020202

This was an actual] clinical study of a population-based sample of 3,826 seventh-grade students from 31 schools consisting of 5% of all students entering high school in 2012 and 2013 in the Greater Montreal region.

This as opposed to the article you cited in JAMA which was not a clinical study but alternatively was a Meta-analysis or review of a group of studies and can be found at the following URL;

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18020202

The difference being the NBC article was quoting an actual clinical study. The article you quoted is a
meta-analysis or comparison of a group of studies not an actual clinical study

The mistake was easily made by one biased or a novice in clinical trials and clinical studies and the jargon or terminology used in both.