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9. From CNN's article:
Mon Nov 6, 2023, 08:05 AM
Nov 2023

I haven't seen either of the studies. AHA recommendations only seem to address smoking and vaping, according to CNN:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/06/health/marijuana-heart-stroke-risk-wellness/index.html


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The AHA recommendations advise people refrain from smoking or vaping any substance, including cannabis products, because of the potential harm to the heart, lungs and blood vessels.

“The latest research about cannabis use indicates that smoking and inhaling cannabis increases concentrations of blood carboxyhemoglobin (carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas), tar (partly burned combustible matter) similar to the effects of inhaling a tobacco cigarette, both of which have been linked to heart muscle disease, chest pain, heart rhythm disturbances, heart attacks and other serious conditions,” said Page, a professor in the department of clinical pharmacy and physical medicine/rehabilitation at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Aurora, Colorado.

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