Marijuana ‘may be worse than cigarettes for cardiovascular health’

August 2017  By Honor Whiteman 
Research suggests that marijuana use may raise the risk of death from hypertension by more than threefold.

People who use marijuana may be three times more likely to die from high blood pressure than non-users of the drug, a new study finds.

The researchers say that their findings indicate that marijuana use is a greater risk factor for poor cardiovascular health than cigarette smoking…Cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor for high blood pressure and poor cardiovascular health, but according to the new study from Yankey and team, marijuana use may be even more harmful.

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