New research finds that regular marijuana use, including both smoking and THC-laced edibles, is linked to early warning signs of cardiovascular disease.

Why It Matters

The growing legalization and widespread use of marijuana in the United States has sparked concerns about short- and long-term potential health impacts . New studies such as this indicate a measurable risk of cardiovascular problems for young and otherwise healthy marijuana users, suggesting that marijuana use could have dubious health outcomes.

What To Know

The study, led by Leila Mohammadi at the University of California , San Francisco (UCSF) and published in the peer-reviewed medical journal JAMA , examined the potential connection between THC smoking and ingestion, and endothelial dysfunction—where the inne

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