Answering the question of whether inhaling cannabis increases the risks of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been complicated by the fact that in the past almost all cannabis smokers also smoked tobacco, so it was difficult to determine whether the observed associations between smoking cannabis and these diseases was really due toContinue reading “Inhaled cannabis associated with increased risk of asthma and COPD independent of tobacco smoking”
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Smoked and edible cannabis both inhibit normal blood vessel function in people
Our earlier epidemiology study linked cannabis use to cardiovascular disease in people. Because most people smoked cannabis in US population at the time, we could not distinguish the effects of inhaled cannabis from other forms of consumption, particularly edibles. Leila Mohammadi and her UCSF colleagues new paper “Association of Endothelial Dysfunction With Chronic Marijuana SmokingContinue reading “Smoked and edible cannabis both inhibit normal blood vessel function in people”
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