Using marijuana doubles the risk of dying from heart disease, especially from stroke and heart attacks, a large new study ...

Though often seen as a wellness tool, cannabis use—even in edible form—is now tied to increased chances of a heart attack or ...

The study, published Wednesday in Addiction, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, found that adults who misuse cannabis have a 60% higher risk of experiencing their first heart attack, stroke, or ...

In cannabis resin, the sticky brown sap on the plant from which extracts and concentrations are made, THC levels increased by approximately 5.7 milligrams each year from 1975 to 2017, the study found.

Drug and Substance Abuse Marijuana with high THC levels linked to addiction, psychiatric illness, study finds High-cannabis-potency products associated with greater risk of cannabis use disorder ...

Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, is widely consumed worldwide, whether for recreational or medicinal purposes. Over ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) --People who need emergency care or hospitalization for cannabis use disorder are at an elevated risk of premature death within five years, a new Canadian study suggests ...

People who use medical marijuana were more likely to have cannabis use disorder than those who get high recreationally, researchers reported in a study published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry ...

As marijuana use in the United States reaches record highs among young adults, there is a growing need to address its potential for addiction, experts say. An experimental pill, the first in a new ...

That study drew eyebrow-raising headlines; ... Notably, there is Marijuana Anonymous, which is a 12-step program to help people maintain abstinence from marijuana.

Studies note that early marijuana use can interrupt the normal development of gray matter, ... Marijuana Addiction. About 1 in 10 people who use marijuana get addicted or have cannabis use disorder.

For example, 18- to 24-year-old men used medical marijuana 217 days on average, compared with 212 days for medical/recreational users and 154 for purely recreational users.