(Sep 7, 2021 10:07 PM)C C Wrote: https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/cannabis-use-linked-increased-heart-attack-risk-under-45s-study-says/

EXCERPTS: Young adults who regularly smoke cannabis are more likely to suffer a heart attack than those who don’t use the drug, according to a new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. After analyzing data pertaining to over 33,000 people between the ages of 18 and 44, the researchers conclude that getting high poses a danger to those who are not considered to be at risk of a heart attack due to their age.

[...] "We found an association between recent cannabis use and myocardial infarction, which persisted across an array of robust sensitivity analyses,” explained study author Dr. Karim Ladha in a statement. “Additionally, this association was consistent across different forms of cannabis consumption, including smoking, vaporization, and other methods such as edibles. This suggests that no method of consumption is safer than another in this regard."

Generally, edibles are considered to pose fewer health risks than smoked cannabis, yet the researchers say that this assumption may in fact be erroneous.

[...] However, while the data hinted at an elevated risk of myocardial infarction following all forms of cannabis ingestion, this effect was only found to be statistically significant with regard to smoking. The link between pot and heart attack risk was also considerably weaker in those who reported getting high less than four times a month, suggesting that the dangers posed by cannabis may be limited to regular users.

[While the study examined the statistical correlation between weed use and myocardial infarctions, it did not seek to determine a causal relationship between the two or uncover the biological mechanisms underlying this risk... (MORE - missing details)