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  2. What You Should Know About Marijuana and High Blood Pressure

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    More and more states are legalizing marijuana for medical and/or recreational use. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Stage 1 hypertension is defined as a ...

  3. What marijuana really does to your body and brain - AOL

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    A growing body of research and numerous anecdotal reports link cannabis with several health ... 11 key findings from one of the most comprehensive reports ever on the health effects of marijuana.

  4. Effects of cannabis - Wikipedia

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    A dried cannabis flower. The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol, and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.

  5. Long-term effects of cannabis - Wikipedia

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    The acute effects of cannabis use in humans include a dose-dependent increase in heart rate, typically accompanied by a mild increase in blood pressure while lying down and postural hypotension - a drop in blood pressure when standing up. These effects may vary depending on the relative concentration of the many different cannabinoids that can ...

  6. Marijuana use is at an all-time high—Here's how it affects ...

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    A larger body of research, though, reveals concerns about the effects of heavy, long-term marijuana use — especially on young people's mental health. ... Addressing the mental health effects of ...

  7. Cannabis consumption - Wikipedia

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    The time to onset of effects depends strongly on stomach content, but is usually 1 to 2 hours, and may continue for a considerable length of time, whereas the effects of smoking or vaporizing cannabis are almost immediate, lasting a shorter length of time. [10] All of the active constituents enter the body when cannabis is consumed orally.

  8. The Health Hazards of Legalizing Marijuana - AOL

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    The risk of negative mental health effects is increased about five times by regular use of high potency marijuana.” ... scientific evidence about the effects of marijuana on the adolescent brain ...

  9. Medical cannabis - Wikipedia

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    Overall, research into the health effects of medical cannabis has been of low quality and it is not clear whether it is a useful treatment for any condition, or whether harms outweigh any benefit. [18] There is no consistent evidence that it helps with chronic pain and muscle spasms. [18]