Marijuana use doubles risk of heart disease, study finds

A new study found alarming risks associated with Marijuana use, including more than doubling the rate of heart disease, in addition to raising the risk of strokes, lung cancer, and heart attacks.

Compared to nonusers of the drug, those who used cannabis had just over double the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, 29% higher risk for acute coronary syndrome, and a 20% higher risk for stroke, according to the study published Tuesday in the journal Heart. The study used medical data from around 200 million people, mostly between the ages of 19 and 59, analyzed from 24 studies published from 2016 to 2023.