Cannabis greatly increases cardiac risks

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Adapted from BMJ 31 May 2025

An analysis of the medical records of 5 million adults under the age of 50 in the USA found that myocardial infarction was six times more frequent in cannabis users compared to non-users.

Ischaemic stroke was also four times more frequent.

Cannabis is also the most used illicit substance used in pregnancy. Eight new studies found that cannabis use doubled the risk of a baby being born with low birthweight.

Preterm birth and being small for gestational age was also raised.

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Published by kaitiscotland

I am a Scottish doctor who is working to improve the outcomes for people who have diabetes using a low carb diet, and advanced insulin techniques when necessary. Professionally I provide expert witness reports in the clinical forensic and family medicine areas and I also provide complementary therapies. I enjoy cooking, cinema, reading, travel and cats.

3 thoughts on “Cannabis greatly increases cardiac risks”

  1. Hi, Kaiti,

    In this sentence, “Eight new studies found that low birthweight doubled the risk of a baby being born with low birthweight,” did you mean to type “cannabis use” instead of the first instance of “low birthweight”?

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  3. I really appreciate your sharing these alarming statistics. I knew about the link to schizophrenia but wasn’t aware of – or forgot – the findings about these other serious effects of cannabis use 😢

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