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Smoking marijuana daily for years may increase the risk of potentially deadly head and neck cancers, a new study found. ... with more than 71,000 new cases and more than 16,000 deaths expected in ...
Among current marijuana users, nearly 74% reported smoking as the most common form of consumption; 4% were daily users, while 7% used less than daily. Nearly 29% of daily marijuana users and 44% ...
Older marijuana users are at a high risk of heart attack and stroke, while older daily users are 34% more likely to develop heart failure, according to new studies.
A 2012 special report by the British Lung Foundation concluded that cannabis smoking was linked to many adverse effects, including bronchitis and lung cancer. [83] They identified cannabis smoke as a carcinogen and also said awareness of the danger was low compared with the high awareness of the dangers of smoking tobacco particularly among ...
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.
Cannabis smoking (known colloquially as smoking weed or smoking pot) is the inhalation of smoke or vapor released by heating the flowers, leaves, or extracts of cannabis and releasing the main psychoactive chemical, Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is absorbed into the bloodstream via the lungs.
While it’s true that researchers were unable to determine if the cannabis was smoked, vaped or eaten, the study was conducted prior to 2015 when smoking marijuana was most common, Gowin said.
News report by Voice of America about the business effect of cannabis in Colorado, with 700 million dollars in sales. In Colorado, effects since 2014 include increased state revenues, [20] violent crime decreased, [21] [22] and an increase in homeless population. [23] One Colorado hospital has received a 15% increase in babies born with THC in ...