Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke
Person rolling a joint

The higher potency of marijuana today is a growing concern when it comes to potential health harms, experts say. Juanma hache/Moment RF/Getty Images

Source: CNN

Using marijuana doubles the risk of dying from heart disease, according to a new analysis of pooled medical data involving 200 million people mostly between the ages of 19 and 59.

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America’s Invisible Pot Addicts
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Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters

More and more Americans are reporting near-constant cannabis use, as legalization forges ahead.

Source: The Atlantic

A growing number of Americans are affected by “cannibis use disorder,” where the person using marijuana cannot quite using even though it interferes with their life.

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When Adolescents Give Up Pot, Their Cognition Quickly Improves
Even a week without marijuana use improves young people's ability to learn and remember. Photo: BURGER/Canopy/Getty Images

Even a week without marijuana use improves young people's ability to learn and remember. Photo: BURGER/Canopy/Getty Images

Source: Health News from NPR

This new study strengthens our understanding of marijuana’s detrimental impacts on learning and cognition in teens and young adults.

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