MEDICAL EXPERTS
American College of Cardiology
Marijuana use was diagnosed in about 1.5 percent (316,000) of more than 20 million health records included in the analysis. Comparing cardiovascular disease rates in these patients to disease rates in patients not reporting marijuana use, researchers found marijuana...
American Heart Association
Evidence linking marijuana and risk of stroke grows. February 19, 2015, DALLAS – Smoking marijuana may increase your chances of having a stroke, according to a review of 34 different studies published in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke. ...
Center for Disease Control
Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States, with 37.6 million users in the past year, and marijuana use may have a wide range of health effects on the body and brain including addiction, brain health, cancer, chronic pain, heart health, lung...
March of Dimes
Marijuana and Pregnancy No amount of marijuana has been proven safe to use during pregnancy. Using marijuana during pregnancy may cause problems for your baby, like premature birth, problems with brain development and stillbirth. It’s not safe to use marijuana to...
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Marijuana has both short-and long-term effects on the brain. When a person smokes marijuana, THC quickly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream. The blood carries the chemical to the brain and other organs throughout the body. The body absorbs THC more...
National Institute of Health
Effects of short-term use include: Impaired short-term memory, making it difficult to learn and to retain information Impaired motor coordination, interfering with driving skills and increasing the risk of injuries. Addiction, Altered brain development, Poor...
Government of Canada
Health Effects in Canada https://www.canada.ca/content/.../27-16-1808-Factsheet-Health-Effects-eng-web.pdf
National Institute of Health
Long Term Marijuana Use is Associated with Health Problems Later in Life February 08, 2018 By Eric Sarlin, M.Ed., M.A., NIDA Notes Contributing Writer This study found that: Marijuana users exhibited six different patterns of marijuana use from ages 18 to 50....
Psychology Today
Marijuana Use Increases Violent Behavior 50-year study finds causal link between cannabis and subsequent violent behavior Posted Mar 20, 2016 New research published on-line in advance of print in the journal <em>Psychological Medicine</em>, concludes that...