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American Heart Association: Adults who use marijuana are at a higher risk of heart attack and stroke

The study also found that those who smoke marijuana daily were 34% more likely to develop heart failure.

Nov 7, 2023, 4:25 PM

Updated 380 days ago

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New research by the American Heart Association shows that adults over the age of 65 who use marijuana are at a higher risk of both heart attack and stroke.
They also found that -- in a four-year study containing 160,000 adults with a median age of 54 -- those who smoke marijuana daily were 34% more likely to develop heart failure.