A recent study confirms that marijuana is not “medicine.”
Researchers writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that “evidence is insufficient for the use of cannabis or cannabinoids for most medical indications.”
Even worse, researchers discovered that 29% of people using marijuana for “medical” purposes actually developed cannabis use disorder — meaning they became dependent or addicted.
The study also found daily marijuana use was associated with increased risk of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke.
A growing body of scientific evidence reveals that marijuana is harmful.
We have written for years how THC — the main psychoactive substance in marijuana — has been tied to everything from heart disease and cancer to stroke, mental illness, and birth defects.
In fact, researchers now say marijuana use doubles a person’s risk of death from heart disease.
Arkansas law currently allows “medical” marijuana, but this new research should give Arkansas families and policymakers pause about the state’s marijuana program.
All of this underscores what we have said for years: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.
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