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Marijuana Use Dramatically Increases Risk of Dying From Heart Attacks and Stroke, Large Study Finds

  • Cannabis use is linked to a doubling in the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, as found in a pooled analysis published in the journal Heart.
  • The analysis found a 29% increased risk for acute coronary syndrome and a 20% increased risk for stroke.
  • Emeritus Professor Stanton Glantz and Dr. Lynn Silver call for cannabis to be treated like tobacco, discouraged but not criminalized.
  • They state that the study raises questions about the assumption that cannabis poses little cardiovascular risk and advocate for its inclusion in cardiovascular disease prevention.
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Medical Xpress broke the news in on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
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