Cannabis and Heart Health: A Troubling Connection Uncovered

More frequent use of cannabis was associated with higher odds of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, finds a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Research Highlights:

An analysis of survey data for 430,000 adults in the U.S. found that using cannabis has a significant association with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, independent of tobacco use, with higher odds among the adults with more frequent use (more days of use per month). The most common method of cannabis use was smoking, followed by eating or vaporizing it.
The increase in the combined risk of coronary heart disease, heart attack, and stroke was similar to the risk among the subset of adults who had never used e-cigarettes but did use cannabis.