Study Links Recreational Cannabis Legalization to Rising Heart Attack Admissions

Study links recreational cannabis legalization to rising heart attack admissions

Legalization of recreational cannabis in the US is associated with a rise in hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease, finds an analysis of more than 50 million patient discharge records, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

These States Legalized Weed. More Heart Attacks Followed

New research is the first to find a link between the legalization of recreational cannabis and a rise in certain heart problems.

US cannabis legalization linked to rise in cardiovascular hospital admissions

Legalization of recreational cannabis in the U.S. is associated with a rise in hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease, finds an analysis of more than 50 million patient discharge records, published in the open-access journal BMJ Open.

Marijuana legalization linked to troubling health trend in landmark new study

Researchers found that recreational cannabis legalization in the Western US was linked to a rise in hospital admissions for several diseases.