Science Says Smoke Skunk Weed If You Want to Forget 9.77K Adrian Chen 10/01/10 04:09PM Filed to: Drugs Drugs weed Skunk weed Memory Psychology A new study from the UK shows that only users of potent "skunk" weed experienced short-term memory loss while high. Hash or herbal pot had no affect on memory due to prevalence of the chemical cannabidol, which mitigates THC's effects.